Being that the Oscars are coming up this Sunday, I felt it was appropriate for the theme of this week's post to revolve around this esteemed event. This season has a strong variety of films nominated for awards including "American Hustle," "12 Years a Slave," "August: Osaeg County," "Gravity," "The Wolf of Wall Street," "Dallas Buyers Club," etc. One impressive part of the … [Read more...] about Girls on Film: Oscar Season
Girls on Film: The Archetypes in Comedies
Recently, I watched the entire one season series, "Freaks and Geeks," which was a television show about high school. The characters were well-developed, it was hilarious, and extraordinarily realistic. Thinking on it, most films and television shows about high school are pretty popular. Some that come to mind include "Mean Girls," "Breakfast Club," "Clueless," etc. I think one … [Read more...] about Girls on Film: The Archetypes in Comedies
To Take or Not To Take: The Ethics in Harvesting Cadaver Organs
Nethika Ariyasinghe is from Waco, Texas. She graduated with her BS in Biomedical Engineering in May 2013 and currently is a Ph.D student in Biomedical Engineering at USC. In her free time, she enjoys running and exploring Los … [Read more...] about To Take or Not To Take: The Ethics in Harvesting Cadaver Organs
Girls on Film: Behind the Scenes
Tonight, I was fortunate to sit in on a class at USC's cinema school entitled "Film Symposium." Each week a new film is screened in the class and guests who worked on the film come in and answer questions about the film. This week, "The Pretty One" was screened and the two guests were director, Jenèe LaMarque and director of photography, Polly Morgan. The reason why I want … [Read more...] about Girls on Film: Behind the Scenes
Girls on Film: The Evolution of Disney
Almost everyone of my friends has a favorite Disney movie they watched when growing up. I've talked to both male and female friends where the classic princess movies fall under their favorites category. Disney's latest film, Frozen, has gathered much attention, including an Oscar nomination for best animated feature and best original song ("Let It Go"). So what's all the fuss … [Read more...] about Girls on Film: The Evolution of Disney