“Barbenheimer,” the Clash of the SummerTodor Pophristic • Tessa SilverWhen the first pictures of Margot Robbie playing the title role of “Barbie” were released, everyone knew it would be the movie of summer 2023. Shortly after the announcement, fashion labels quickly began to dress their...
Barbenheimer SpreadTodor Pophristic • Tessa SilverFrom memes to style inspiration, it’s been hard to escape “Barbie” (2023) this summer, and for good reason. Though one might not expect much more of the movie than its bright pink hues and sparkles that are heavily...
From the page to the screen: adaptationsLuca Balescu • Todor PophristicAs long as film has existed as an artistic medium, the written word has turned into visual spectacle. The first science-fiction film ever made, George Melies’ “A Trip to the Moon” (1902), was a loose adaptation of two...
Film reviews on Vivre Sa Vie and Another RoundLuca Balescu • Todor PophristicVivre sa Vie In 1968, film critic Richard Roud wrote that the art of cinema rests on three paradoxes: visual versus narrative, fiction versus documentary, and reality versus abstraction. Perhaps no director has better...
The rise and fall of the OscarsTodor Pophristic • Alkis SidossisThe first Oscars took place in Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on May 16, 1929, and it was a minuscule, 250-person event organized by the MGM film studio. This humble, non-profit event was the first Academy Awards ceremony,...
