Monisha Dadlani

 Last week, I was acting in a scene for my friend's directing class. The way the class works is the director works with his or her actors on a scene, they perform it in class, and the professor and other students give advice on how to better the scene and work on the rehearsal process. The scene chosen was from "Sex, Lies and Videotape." The movie tells the story of a man … [Read more...] about Girls on Film: The Repetitive Friendship

The majority of people I have talked to have at some time or another read The Catcher in the Rye, a tale of the famous protagonist, Holden Caulfield. I, like many others, was required to read this novel in ninth grade. If you haven’t read the book, it basically just goes through Holden’s struggles with school, family, life, etc. If you have read it, you probably remember the … [Read more...] about Girls on Film: Forced Representation

When I heard that Miley Cyrus was hosting “Saturday Night Live” last weekend, I was skeptical about how the night would progress in terms of her performance. I was one of the many frustrated by the over-analysis of her performance at the VMAs. I was just as shocked and confused as many other viewers, but felt that Miley’s “twerking” did not need so much publicity. I tried to … [Read more...] about Girls on Film: SNL’s Spotlight on Miley

Although I am a few years too late, I have just started binge watching “How I Met Your Mother.” Having friends who rave on and on about this show has finally pushed me to the point at which I need to understand what they are talking about. And in watching the show, I see many parallels to the way in which “Friends” was developed. Both shows portray the lives of a group of … [Read more...] about Girls on Film: The Reality of Sitcoms

Film and television not only reflect society, but also act as a catalyst to how we view and react to a variety of circumstances in our own lives. Both artistic mediums offer different perspectives of the world. Narrative television and film involve fictional characters meant to portray actual life, or at least an interpretation of it. Yet when analyzing well-developed … [Read more...] about Girls on Film: Debunking Over-Analysis of Female Characters