Stories in “Charlie Bit My Finger”
In this video, I explain how the famous video “Charlie Bit My Finger” has stories in it.” Continue reading Stories in “Charlie Bit My Finger”
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“Where Can We Find Stories?”
This video montage asks, “Where Can We Find Stories?” as part of the 2023-2024 Common Question for UW-EC-BC, “What is the Power of Stories?” Continue reading “Where Can We Find Stories?”
An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump
In this video, we’ll look at this year’s Common Question for UW-EC-BC. To approach these questions, we’ll look at one painting in particular, An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump. Continue reading An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump
Succession (HBO) and Aristotle’s Characteristics of a Tragedy (The Poetics)
In this video, I explain how Aristotle’s ideas of what makes a tragedy help to explain the enormous success of HBO’s hit series, “Succession.” Continue reading Succession (HBO) and Aristotle’s Characteristics of a Tragedy (The Poetics)
Cosmos and Kairos: A Rhetorical Journey
Here’s my latest vlog post, this one on Carl Sagan’s 13 part television series, Cosmos and his use of kairos as a rhetorical technique in the famous program. Continue reading Cosmos and Kairos: A Rhetorical Journey
Monsters, Inc., (2001) Monsters, and Commonplaces
I’ve created my second vlog, this one over the 2001 film, Monsters, Inc., directed by Pete Docter. You can find it below. I hope you enjoy. If you do, please share! Continue reading Monsters, Inc., (2001) Monsters, and Commonplaces
Meet the Parents and Cinematography
I’ve made my first video blog, or vlog, as they say. It’s over the film, Meet the Parents, from 2000, directed by Jay Roach. I hope you’ll watch my short movie and tell me your thoughts, either about cinematography or Meet the Parents! Continue reading Meet the Parents and Cinematography
Ten films with “F**k you and the horse you rode in on” speeches
There’s all kinds of movie speeches–the inspirational speech, the redemption speech, the condemnatory speech, and the romantic plea for love speech. But one of my favorites is what you might call the “F**k you and the horse you rode in on” speech. The most typical version of this speech happens towards the end of the film. The protagonist looks to be completely finished, his or … Continue reading Ten films with “F**k you and the horse you rode in on” speeches
YouTube Channels Worth a Gander
At one point, there was NBC and CBS. Then along came ABC. Slowly people started to gain access to cable television, an invention that first developed to help people in the valley get access to stations when geography prevented a broadcasting signal to be picked up. With cable television came dozens, then scores, then hundreds of channels. Now there’s streaming shows on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, … Continue reading YouTube Channels Worth a Gander
Family Friendly Films: Deep Loves, Deep Cuts, and Might Be’s
I’ve been asked by my friend and colleague, Alana, create a list of family friendly films. Now, this challenge is both easy and hard. It’s easy because there’s no shortage of family friendly films. But that abundance of options is what makes it hard. How does one pick from such a plentiful list? Another challenges comes the way memory erodes our impressions of these stories. … Continue reading Family Friendly Films: Deep Loves, Deep Cuts, and Might Be’s
Footnotes for Film Buffs 