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A Beginner’s Guide to Pablo Ferro: A Titan of Movie Title Design
There are giants of movie title design…and then there’s Pablo Ferro.
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The Art of Overacting: How Going Big Can Make a Scene Better
Sometimes overacting is good, actually.
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What Makes ‘Ghost World’ Such a Successful Comic Book Adaptation
“Well, I have to admit that things are really starting to look up for me since my life turned to shit.”
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Class, Color-Coding, and the Brilliant Costume Design of ‘Bad Education’
What’s red, white, and embezzled public school funds?
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From Agitprop to Artistic Rebellion: A Brief History of Soviet Animation
Art is always political. But especially when you’re an animator in the Soviet Union.
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How ‘My Own Private Idaho’ Broke Boundaries for Queer Cinema
“I love you, and you don’t pay me.”
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Bodies of Water: Swimming and Hydrophilia in Queer Cinema
Here’s a video essay about the metaphorical bond between water and Queer Cinema, from their shared sense of liberation to their mutability.
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The Sitcom Purgatory of Don Hertzfeldt’s ‘Simpsons’ Couch Gag
There are a lot of Simpsons couch gags. But only one of them is an existential terror trip.
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The Hilariously Painful Pre-Teen Mirror of ‘Welcome to the Dollhouse’
“Who told you to fight back?”