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‘A Sun’ should be the golden standard for slow-burn dramas.

‘A Sun’ should be the golden standard for slow-burn dramas.

A Sun is a family drama that tells a heartwrenching story, the structure of which is comparable to tugging on a loose thread - the…
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‘Da 5 Bloods’ and the power of allegories in film.

‘Da 5 Bloods’ and the power of allegories in film.

I would consider it true that there are hardly any contemporary auteurs in Hollywood anymore, but among them, Spike Lee is definitely a…
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Isabel Sandoval’s ‘Lingua Franca’ — A Quiet Protest through Cinema

Isabel Sandoval’s ‘Lingua Franca’ — A Quiet Protest through Cinema

Next week, Isabel Sandoval’s Lingua Franca officially comes out on Netflix on August 28th. I was fortunate enough to attend a pre-release…
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Johnnie: Prospectus Draft

For the final paper, I’m primarily inspired by our discussions surrounding Under the Skin and Ex Machina. I hope to deep-dive into how…
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👋 Hello, NYU Classmates!

My name is Johnnie and I’m a senior at NYU in Cinema Studies and History. I once wanted to be a Film Producer, until realizing that…
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Disney’s ‘Mulan’ — Why it Did Not Do Liu Yifei and Wuxia Genre Justice.

Disney’s ‘Mulan’ — Why it Did Not Do Liu Yifei and Wuxia Genre Just...

I jumped on the Mulan hype train with everyone else this weekend. For what it was worth, I think Mulan was an entertaining film. At least…
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SF Ballet’s ‘Dances of Dreams’ — A Converging of Film and Dance.

SF Ballet’s ‘Dances of Dreams’ — A Converging of Film and Dance.

Note: ‘Dances of Dreams’ will be available to stream at 12pm PDT on August 13, 2020. More information on the project is available here.
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Hu Die And Shanghai: A Modern Metropolitan’s First Movie Star.

Hu Die And Shanghai: A Modern Metropolitan’s First Movie Star.

Note: This essay was written for the NYU Asian History / Historiography course, on May 7, 2020.
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Cloud Atlas and Hollywood: How Casting Plays a Role in Race-making through Mainstream Cinema.

Cloud Atlas and Hollywood: How Casting Plays a Role in Race-making ...

Note: This essay was written for a college course Social Foundations III, on May 9, 2020.
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‘The Scent of Green Papaya’ and the Western Gaze

‘The Scent of Green Papaya’ and the Western Gaze

A thought that I couldn’t shake from my head is that The Scent of Green Papaya is the Asian equivalent of Roma, albeit it came much…
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‘In Our Time’ — an ode to the 80s

‘In Our Time’ — an ode to the 80s

It was difficult for me to find a specific “thread” of a motif or formal cinematic device that all the directors used in In Our Time other…
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