The college’s Bright Lights Film Series announced their fall 2021 lineup on Sept. 7, featuring 12 documentary films that highlight social justice issues.
The...
Alum Erik Messerschmidt ‘02 won his first Oscar for Best Cinematography for Mank, directed by David Fincher, at the 93rd Academy Awards this past Sunday.
Mank,...
Independent filmmaker Ralph Celestin said he will always be haunted by the events of Jan. 6, 2021, when just six days into the new year, a group of Trump...
Visual media arts majors involved in creative projects outside of school have had numerous opportunities taken away from them during the pandemic. Despite...
By Mariyam Quaisar, Deputy Lifestyle Editor
/ March 17, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic delayed more than 100 movies from being released in theaters in the past year, and pushed several straight to streaming platforms....
With the COVID-19 pandemic came the closing of movie theaters everywhere. This changed the way people consume movies, going from sitting in front of the...
Director Lee Isaac Chung’s eye-opening film “MINARI'' left me teary-eyed. The film illustrates the struggles of a Korean American family as they are...
By Lucia Thorne, Living Arts Editor
/ March 2, 2021
Artificial intelligence, defined as “the development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence,” has the potential...
For Valentine’s Day, Netflix gifted its subscribers with the third and final installment of the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before movie series based...
If you’re anything like me, you love a cheesy high school romance where the outcast loner gets the popular girl despite all the odds against him. Cliche...
By Karissa Schaefer, Assisstant Living Arts Editor
/ February 7, 2021
A public school teacher and a former Marine turned to socialism due to their financial struggles in a documentary directed by Yael Bridge. The Big Scary...
After nearly two years in the making, junior Alex Hrisanthopoulos released Tom and Charlie’s Road Trip, his first feature film, on Amazon Prime Video...
By Lucia Thorne, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
/ December 14, 2020
Emerson alumnus Bill Burr ‘93 will have his first ever shot at a Grammy early next year after his newest Netflix comedy special, Paper Tiger, received...
By Lucia Thorne, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
/ November 16, 2020
When first-year Jacob Warman’s girlfriend suggested he write about a woman who regretted using mice glue traps, he did not think the idea would lead...
By Joshua Sokol, Assistant Arts Editor
/ November 11, 2020
After four years of the Trump administration rolling back LGBTQ+ protections, particularly those protecting the trans community, documentaries like Cured,...
By Lucia Thorne, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
/ October 28, 2020
Filmmaker and alum Adam Griswold ‘10 spent years thinking about producing a musical, but he has now made his mark on the theatre world with the release...
Hunched over a jacket to protect the sound, Emerson alumna Yesenia Rego recorded herself on her iPhone, reciting powerful excerpts from letters she once...