For our last movie article of the semester, we thought it was only fitting to assemble a complete ranking of the best movies we have both seen in 2016.
Read moreShow Me the Shoah
Who Will Carry the Word, written by Charlotte Delbo, is based on the stories of 23 female French Nationalists who were imprisoned in Auschwitz-Birkinau during WWII.
Read moreEverything You Need to Know About the MDOCS Storytellers’ Institute
This upcoming summer, the John B. Moore documentary studies collaborative (MDOCS) will be sponsoring its annual session of the Storyteller’s Institute.
Read moreQ & A with the Creator behind the Saratoga Film Festival
Saturday September 17th Nightmare Code premiered at Bow Tie cinemas in downtown Saratoga Springs. This documentary was one of many that premiered throughout the day as part of The Saratoga International Film Festival.
Read moreThe Palace Theater Announce: Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell is a modern icon who transcends genre, he was a chief architect of the 90s grunge movement and remains one of the most iconic rock voices of all time
Read moreReel Talk: Why Everybody Should See ‘Room’
I am warning you right now, Room is not an easy movie to watch. Even if you’ve read the best-selling novel by Emma Donoghue, which focuses on a mother struggling to raise her son in captivity, it is something else entirely to see it on screen.
Read moreThe Macbeths are Coming to Skidmore
Double, double toil and trouble! The Mainstage production of Macbeth opened the 20th to the 22nd of November, and will also run from the 3rd to the 6th of December, so you better not miss it!
Read moreExhibition of Jamie Weiner Sketches: “Eye-Dentity Crisis”
Skidmore’s Case Gallery will be presenting the work of Jamie Weiner ’16 from November 19th to November 24th, 2015.
Read moreReel Talk: “Brooklyn” and Superb, Very Well-Acted Period Romance
Based on the novel by Colm Tóibín—who presented the Steloff Lecture at Skidmore a few weeks ago—Brooklyn translates incredibly well to the screen. The plot is centered around an Irish immigrant who finds romance in 1950s Brooklyn, only to be complicated by trouble back home.
Read moreReel Talk: ‘Macbeth’ a Gruesome But Flawed Take On Shakespeare’s Play
I should preface this by saying I’ve never actually read Macbeth, but I thought I knew roughly what I was getting myself into. I was, more or less, wrong about this, but did end up being more confused than impressed with this film.
Read moreReel Talk: ‘Suffragette’ an Emotional but Ultimately Flat Take on Feminism
One of the more interesting facts about Suffragette is that it’s almost entirely made by women. About the fight for women’s suffrage in early 1900s England, it has a female director, writer, a female lead (Carey Mulligan), at least five or six women in supporting roles, five female producers, and more.
Read moreThe Tang Announces Special Events for 15th Anniversary
The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, known for its innovative interdisciplinary exhibitions and arts programs, announces a series of special events to mark the Museum’s Fifteenth anniversary during the College's Celebration Weekend on Saturday, October 17, 2015. All programs are free and open to the public.
Read moreReel Talk: Outstanding ‘Sicario’ is a Brutal, Realistic Portrayal of the War on Drugs
In Latin America, the word sicario means hitman, something this film tells you within five seconds, and something to keep in the back of your head the entire time. Sicario is about an idealistic FBI agent (an impeccable Emily Blunt) who gets put on a task force to find the men truly responsible for the growing drug war at the U.S-Mexico border.
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