Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Our latest podcast is on Mohsen Makhmalbaf's A Moment of Innocence. This film is a fascinating look at the concepts of forgiveness and redemption. Now the most famous film director in Iran, Makhmalbaf contacts the police officer he stabbed during the Iranian revolution in order to recreate that fateful moment.

This podcast was written and produced by Erin Gebhard, Kathrine Thomas, Ramya Gurunathan, Elizabeth Snell, Abigail Benninger, and Changchang Wu.


Friday, October 11, 2013

Deconstructing Harry

This podcast is on the 1997 Woody Allen film Deconstructing Harry. This is one of Allen's lesser known films and it received mixed reviews. Some critics thought it was funny while some thought it was downright nasty. Nevertheless, its inventive use of camera work and editing, its reflective mode, and commentary about film making and writing make it an interesting and important film for study. This podcast was written and produced by Brian Benigno, Nicholas Linnen, Madison Lippincott, Christina Lisciotto, Julia Rodriguez, Steven Stulock, and Tara Youssefi.