Tag: Film
Movie theaters are on life support – how will the film...
Matthew Jordan, Pennsylvania State University
Since the start of the pandemic, the film industry has been in free fall.
As deaths have continued to climb, so...
How popular culture hobbles protest movements
Chauncey Maher, Dickinson College
In response to the anti-racism protests that have erupted across the U.S., many Americans are saying they agree with the goals...
Perfection comes at a price in latest adaptation of Austen’s ‘Emma’
Inger S. B. Brodey, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The latest film adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic “Emma” is a visual feast of...
Vaccines without needles – new shelf-stable film could revolutionize how medicines...
Maria Croyle, University of Texas at Austin
The race is on to identify an effective vaccine for the COVID-19 virus. Once discovered, the next challenge...
‘Uncut Gems’ celebrates Manhattan’s Diamond District, a neighborhood that’s a window...
Barak Richman, Duke University
In “Uncut Gems,” an overleveraged diamond jeweler named Howard Ratner, played by Adam Sandler, frantically tries to cover his bad business...
Exploring the data on Hollywood’s gender pay gap
Roberto Pedace, Scripps College
Audiences were furious to hear that Michelle Williams was paid eight times less than Mark Wahlberg for her starring role in...
We’re in a golden age of black horror films
Robin R. Means Coleman, Texas A&M University
In the horror genre, black is definitely back.
The movie “Ma,” which premieres on May 31, will star...
How the new ‘Aladdin’ stacks up against a century of Hollywood...
Evelyn Alsultany, University of Southern California
Though critically acclaimed and widely beloved, the 1992 animated “Aladdin” feature had some serious issues with stereotyping.
Disney wanted to...
EXPLORING NATURE
‘Space tornadoes’ could cause geomagnetic storms – but these phenomena, spun...
Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, University of Michigan and Ward B. (Chip) Manchester, University of Michigan
Weather forecasting is a powerful tool....
