The Great Dictator in the Age of Donald Trump | Charlie Chaplin Film Criticism
If you're struggling with events unfolding in the US (and our own poor record re: refugees) then I suggest you watch Charlie Chaplin's 'The Great Dictator' (1940) today. It's an easy defence to point to people in the past and simply say, 'well, everyone was a bit racist back then, we can't judge them ...
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Challenges and Opportunities for 360° degree Filmmakers
Dozens of headsets, an audience who had never used the technology, and a short 360° film about the rise of Donald Trump collided in a way that transformed, if only for a few minutes, a normally nondescript room into a screening palace. But the experience raised big questions about how 360° films ...
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Da Vinci’s Spraycan is the First 360 Degree Documentary on Street Art
A 360° Journey into the World of Street Art and Graffiti Immerse yourself in a new type of documentary that will give you a glimpse into the underside of modern society. With its roots in hip-hop (in the U.S.) and punk movements (in Europe), modern graffiti exposes tensions at the heart ...
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Guardians of the Forest: The Failure of the Magna Carta in Colonial America
Following on from the seismic news that the UK has voted to leave the EU, this new episode of The Artist in American History deconstructs the failure of early English settlers to adhere to the spirit of the Magna Carta upon their arrival in North America. Despite being widely proclaimed as one of ...
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Reassessing Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing
Brash, vibrant, provocative and insightful - there are many reasons to revisit Spike Lee's 1989 street ballet, Do the Right Thing. But perhaps the most important -at least for now- is the way in which that film speaks to much deeper issues in modern American society. After a ...
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The Politics of Star Wars
In the latest episode of season three of The Artist in American History we examine the surprisingly deep politics of the original Star Wars film. From the importance of guerrilla fighters in the post-Vietnam era to the arrogance of technologically superior empires, the original Star Wars was a ...
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Imagining the World of Tomorrow
In the latest episode of The Artist in American History (season three), Darren considers the role of science fiction writers and filmmakers as they frame the problems of today through imagined worlds in the future. In particular, this episode focuses upon the recent film Chappie and the ways in ...
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