Despite dreaming of composing music for films since he was 10 years old, for the last two decades Alexander Rybak's music career has mainly focused on singing and songwriting.
He performed at the 2009 ...
As a young adult, I am well acquainted with how difficult navigating one's teenage years can be—like not wanting to be placed at the children's table for Thanksgiving dinner, but then stuck sitt...
On a cold and rainy Chicago night, Cyril Bassil was riding a northbound Red Line train that got into an accident, forcing everyone to evacuate.
While standing on the platform and contemplating how ...
Growing up, Flannery O'Connor was shy. The few images that exist of O'Connor show her on crutches surrounded by peacocks—farmland in the background, not looking at the camera, but looking down.
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After graduating from Columbia in 2015 with a degree in cinema art and science, alumnus Ramone Hulet was looking forward to starting his career as a film producer.
But as he began working, one thi...
While every art form is uniquely capable of shaping our worldview, film in particular stands alone in the way it manipulates how one perceives time.
Film immerses us in someone else's experienc...
As Illinois moves into phase four of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s five-phase reopening plan, film production has resumed following a new set of required coronavirus safety guidelines published by the Illin...
Before its destruction, more than 1,000 film and digital cameras lined the walls of Central Camera, offering mere elbow space to walk through. Lenses, filters and tripods could be seen on shelves at...
What do greasy pizza boxes, disposable coffee cups and oily takeout containers all have in common? They are often mistaken to be recyclable.
According to an April 2019 survey of 2,000 Americans by Covan...
The camera has just spun 360 degrees around Daniel Radcliffe for what feels like the tenth time in 30 minutes and my mind, too, has been sent spinning—not because of the blazing neon lights, screwb...
"The Assistant," a new drama from writer and director Kitty Green, functions as a social commentary on toxic work environments and the #MeToo movement.
The film follows Jane, played by Julia Garner, thro...
On Mia Elliott’s last day producing for the film “Discontent” for her practicum course at Columbia in Fall 2019, things were finally winding down and she was looking forward to taking a break....
