The film Loving Vincent is unlike any movie I have ever seen. The fact that the entire film is created from paintings is extraordinary. I think of the film itself as a moving Van Gogh painting. Aside from that, Loving Vincent is an animated biography about the life and death of the famous painter Vincent Van Gogh. I use […]
Read MoreJust Like Being There, by Ayushi Umrigar
Just like being there is a documentary about the poster making community. It walks the viewers through the whole history of how the art of making music posters commonly known as gig-posters flourished during the 80s and 90s. The interviews with various artists were really insightful and fascinating. Individual artists tell their own story of […]
Read MoreGeorgia O’Keeffe, by Fotini Tsioles
The 2010 drama film Georgia O’Keeffe conveys a story about a young, 20-year-old American artist and the dramatic development of her relationship with a New York photographer, Alfred Stieglitz. Although this over dramatized turbulent relationship ends up overshadowing the physical art and the historical side of the film, it provides a message of tough love […]
Read MoreCutie and the Boxer, by Canyon Stone
Art is viewed in many aspects; whether at museums, studios, photographs, or even movies. Throughout the film Cutie and the Boxer, we as an audience can see and understand specific pieces of artwork and how they are created. Ushio and Noriko Shinohara are two artists that live and work in New York City. Ushio does […]
Read MoreFur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, by Talia Slater
The movie Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus by Benjamin Williams isn’t your typical art history movie. To be honest it isn’t a typical movie in general that you would think to watch on your own. What caught my attention? As I watched the trailer, it reminded me of a mystery movie that just […]
Read MorePollock, by Ayden Silverling
The movie Pollock, directed by Ed Harris and released in 2000, was an emotional movie that I feel showed the life of an artist in an accurate way. The ups and downs of the movie were captivating for the audience to watch and it also had its fair share of drama as well. The drama […]
Read MoreTroy, by Leo Shultz
I highly rate the movie Troy for two major reasons. First, the movie is action packed so there is never a dull moment in the movie, whether we are looking at the love affair between Paris and Helen or the fight scenes with Achilles. The second reason is because the movie is full of art […]
Read MoreSpartacus, by Kate Roberts
In the 1960’s, the first saga was published about a Roman slave named Spartacus. During the last century before Christ, slavery was relevant. Spartacus was born and raised a slave; he knew nothing different. Part of slavery during this time period was being trained to fight as a gladiator. Spartacus turned on his owners and […]
Read MoreJean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, by Camryn Ritter
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child is a documentary film directed by Tamra Davis that was released in 1996. This film is about famous painter Jean-Michel Basquiat, born and raised in Brooklyn. Basquiat had a Haitian American father and a Puerto Rican mother. I chose this movie because I am enrolled in Art Through Cinematic Lens […]
Read MoreThe Mystery of Picasso, by Brooke Ritter
The Mystery of Picasso by Henri-Georges Clouzot, a French filmmaker, is a documentary focusing on the process and act of Pablo Picasso’s painting rather than a film which creates a dramatized depiction of the artist and their life of creating art by using dramatized effects and falsified interpretations. The whole film focuses on making Picasso’s […]
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