AMIA/DLF Hack Day Fellow Reflection
December 01, 2016 in Digital Library Federation blog
Thoughts from the 2016 AMIA/DLF Hack Day event, which I attended as a ‘virtual cross-pollinator’.
Articles and Publications
Son of Saul: Not Just Another Holocaust Movie
February 17, 2016 in The New Republic
Laslzo Nemes’ film “Son of Saul” is a self-reflective rumination on cultural obsession with the Final Solution
In Iran, Turning on a Camera Is An Act of Subversion
October 01, 2015 in The New Republic
A review of “Taxi”, the latest work of cinematic resistance by Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi.
Once a Joke Goes Viral, Who Cares Where It Came From?
September 09, 2015 in The New Republic
A review of “The Gag Man”, Matthew Dessem’s biography of Clyde Bruckman, inspires second thoughts on virality and attribution in modern comedy.
Dziga Vertov: The Man with the Movie Camera and Other Newly-Restored Works
June 25, 2015 in Diabolique Magazine
The release of Flicker Alley’s definitive Blu-Ray box set prompts some thoughts on Vertov’s much-discussed classic.
Why Hollywood Keeps Awarding Movies About Movies
February 23, 2015 in The New Republic
The Best Picture win for “Birdman” reveals the film industry’s insecurities in the modern landscape of entertainment.
Why Are All of Hollywood’s Leading Men So Old?
February 17, 2015 in The New Republic
A trio of films positioning Jack O’Connell as a new leading man lays bare an interesting trend: the industry’s male stars are getting older, with no obvious generation up-and-coming to replace them.
Oscar-Nominated ‘Timbuktu’ Shows the Terrors of Life Under Islamist Extremism
February 09, 2015 in The New Republic
A review of Abderrahmane Sissako’s “Timbuktu”, the first feature nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars to be directed by a black, African-born director. The perils of jihadist rule in an African village treated with unequal humanity and a terrible beauty.
The Oscar-Nominated Film Hollywood Loves, But the Russian Government Hates
February 08, 2015 in The New Republic
A review of Andrei Zvyagintsev’s film “Leviathan”, contextualized within Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky’s aborted attempts at international cultural outreach.