Cigarettes in Cinema

Cigarettes in Cinema

By Elena Hijazi | Staff Writer  It is a tale as old as time: smoking is cool. Why is this smelly and cancerous act considered cool, one might ask? It is because humans have always been hopelessly infatuated and enamoured by the dangerous and rebellious. Thus, smoking...
Paul King’s Wonka: Adaptation or Disappointment?

Paul King’s Wonka: Adaptation or Disappointment?

By Katia Khodr | Staff Writer Wonka has received widespread praise for its exceptional box office performance, amassing a staggering worldwide revenue of just north of 500 million dollars within a remarkably short span of 37 days since its release, as of January 22....
Shore’s Timeless Tune

Shore’s Timeless Tune

By Mariam Sidani | Staff Writer Film scores are the magic laced within the narrative, breathing life into images and turning them into stirring entities of harmony and dissonance. In this realm, few have reached the level of profound mastery of Howard Shore’s magnum...
Dead Poets Society: La Vie en Gris

Dead Poets Society: La Vie en Gris

By Elena Hijazi | Staff Writer Film and literature are both succinct artforms that hypnotize and emotionally move the great feelers of this world. The 1989 film Dead Poets Society is one that weaves the threads of literature into the gown of film beautifully. The...