Category: Media Studies
Posts of studies, opinions, and reviews on multimedia communication including film, digital graphics, performing arts, and other mass media.
Interpreting Patton, the Classic Film
Bryce Bourgeois Patton is a 1970 film following general George S. Patton as he leads his armies to victory after victory during World War II. It was directed by Franklin […]
CHAPPiE UNWRAPPiE
Aaron Brickle “I have consciousness. I am alive. I am Chappie.” These words closed out the trailer to South African filmmaker Neill Blomkamp’s 2015 action film CHAPPiE. CHAPPiE is a […]
Star Wars: Episode VII-The Force Awakens Review
Jessica Mau Star Wars: Episode VII-The Force Awakens is a continuation of the original Star Wars trilogy. However, instead of George Lucas filming it, J.J. Abrams took over as director […]
The Long Wait for Hachi
Anna Marie Nieves I’m a lot older than you but I tend to think that there’s an element of music that cannot be captured. Life cannot be captured. Human heart […]
By the Pricking of My Thumbs…
Dallas Collins The Walt Disney Productions movie, Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983), directed by Jack Clayton and written by Ray Bradbury (based on his novel), serves as an excellent specimen […]
You’re a Funny Man, Charlie Brown
Melissa Woodland My children (ages 8-11) and I attended the Saturday matinee performance of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown at the Folger Auditorium on the campus of Southern Wesleyan […]
Local Arts Event Review: Beauty and the Beast
Sadie Wyant On Saturday, March 5 2016, I had the pleasure of attending a production of Beauty and the Beast at Clemson Little Theatre in Pendleton. The production was put […]