The entire dialogue gets sucked into these blockbusters. We feel like we have to have opinion on them, and people may be resentful of that.
Status and Culture: W. David Marx’s New Book on Creativity and Stagnation, Indies and Blockbusters
October 14, 2022 by
1 Levy: Book Ideas; Titles;
October 9, 2022 by
May 10, 2023 Screen Elite: Hollywood Directors, 1927-2027 Seeing Is Being If We Can See It, We Can Be It What I Really Want to Do is to Direct So You Wanna Be an Actor (Oscar winners and nominees), 1929-present Chutzpa: My Journey from Hasan Bek to Hollywood Hills Chutzpa: Reflection on the American Dream […]
Am I Black Enough For You? Book by Todd Boyd (African-American Cinema; Black Culture)
October 9, 2022 by
In analyzing the ranges of images from the O. J. Simpson trial to Snoop Doggy Dogg, Am I Black Enough for You looks at the way in which the nuances of ghetto life get translated into the politics of popular culture, and especially the way these politics have become such a profitable venture, for both the entertainment industry and the actual producers of these topical narratives.
Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder: William Shaner’s New Book–
October 8, 2022 by
Exclusive excerpt from William Shatner’s new book, Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder, in which the Star Trek actor reflects on his voyage into space on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space shuttle on October 13, 2021.
My Life: My Teachers–Allan Silver (Died November 2015)
September 23, 2022 by
Allan Silver, Professor Emeritus of Sociology March 30, 2016 A memorial service for Allan Silver, a longtime Columbia sociologist who died in November, will be held Sunday, April 3 in the University’s International Affairs Building. Professor Silver, who was 85, joined the Columbia faculty in 1964. Befitting his remarkable intellectual breadth, his teaching in the Core Curriculum […]
