Monthly Archives: December 2013

Janet’s Favorite Films of 2013

Posted on December 31, 2013 by janetmcurran

Before MidnightFrances HaStories We TellFrom Up On Poppy HillIn A World…Ain’t Them Bodies SaintsThe GrandmasterEnough SaidSpring BreakersShort Term 12Cutie and the BoxerUpstream Color Haven’t yet seen: American Hustle, Nebraska, Her, or Inside Llewyn Davis. What are your favorite films of … Continue reading →

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Philomena: Full of Light

Posted on December 28, 2013 by janetmcurran

Saint Philomena was an early Christian and a virgin. She was 13 when she was martyred. She is the patron saint of children, of the imprisoned, and consoler of afflicted mothers. This seems appropriate to the film Philomena, based on … Continue reading →

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Female Gaze: in response to Janet’s post

Posted on December 12, 2013 by levhardware

After reading Janet’s blog post yesterday about the female gaze in Blue is the Warmest Color, I wrote down some of my ideas on the same topic.I really like what she wrote, and had been thinking about some of the … Continue reading →

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Female Gaze: Blue is the Warmest Color

Posted on December 11, 2013 by janetmcurran

In the final scene of The Secret of the Grain, a teenage girl, Rym, belly dances for a restaurant filled with hungry people, to placate them until her father returns with the couscous. The scene is long, uncomfortably so, with … Continue reading →

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Sex in Blue is the Warmest Color

Posted on December 5, 2013 by levhardware

The element of graphically explicit sexual content has been the most talked about part of the movie BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR. If anyone is wondering just how explicit, etc., or if the movie is appropriate for high school students, … Continue reading →

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Why you should see 12 Years a Slave

Posted on December 4, 2013 by janetmcurran

Movies are entertainment, but because movies are also art, they are not universally pleasant. Tragedy opens doors for us to explore other aspects of our humanity, parts of ourselves that comedies don’t touch. But then there are movies about real-life … Continue reading →

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