Do you have a question about the movies, maybe something you’ve often wondered about but never had a chance to ask anyone? Well, there’s a decent chance somebody else had the same question and posed it to Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., BMFI’s Deputy Director. If they did, you can find it and others, and Andrew’s short video answers, below. He isn’t currently making any more videos, but if something is really gnawing at your brain, it can’t hurt to submit your question. If it’s one that Andrew can’t help but answer, we’ll let you know in an upcoming Thursday Film Education email.
April 13, 2021: Depictions of Jewish People in American Cinema
April 6, 2021: Where did Terrence Malick go?
March 30, 2021: A Netflix Multiplex?
March 23, 2021: Oscar Recency Bias?
March 16, 2021: An Oscar Oddity
March 9, 2021: Defining “the Paramount Decree”
March 2, 2021: Thoughts on Mank
February 23, 2021: Last Tango in Paris and Its Legacy
February 16, 2021: Woodrow Wilson and The Birth of a Nation
February 9, 2021: The Influence of Breathless (1960)
February 2, 2021: Compelling Sci-Fi Recommendations
January 26, 2021: Defining “Continuity”
January 19, 2021: Kirk Douglas and the Hollywood Blacklist
January 12, 2021: The Manchurian Candidate (1962) and Its Legacy
January 5, 2021: Changes in Movie Credits
December 29, 2020: Defining “Pre-Code”
December 22, 2020: Christmas Thrillers
December 15, 2020: Leading Men, Then and Now
December 1, 2020: Production Designer vs. Art Director vs. Set Decorator
November 17, 2020: Hitchcock and Oscar
November 10, 2020: Defining “Neo-realism”
November 3, 2020: Chinese and Indian Movies in American Theaters
October 27, 2020: Evaluating Blockbusters
October 20, 2020: The Fall and Rise of Movie Musicals
October 13, 2020: Defining “Montage”
October 6, 2020: Method Acting
September 29, 2020: The Power of Movie Franchises
September 22, 2020: Why Some Movies Enter the Public Domain
September 15, 2020: The Academy’s Inclusion Promise
September 8, 2020: Why Some Movies Seem Dated
September 1, 2020: The Creation and Impact of Movie Ratings
August 25, 2020: Evolving Opinions on Movies
August 18, 2020: How to Introduce Someone to Older Movies
August 11, 2020: Golden Globes vs. Academy Awards
August 4, 2020: The Rise and Fall of Romantic Comedies
July 21, 2020: Citizen Kane vs. Vertigo
July 14, 2020: Origins of the Blockbuster
July 7, 2020: Movies Shot on iPhones
June 30, 2020: The Pandemic’s Impact on the Oscars
June 23, 2020: Choosing Black & White or Color
June 16, 2020: Returning to the Cinema
June 9, 2020: Shooting Digitally vs. Filming on Celluloid
May 26, 2020: Golden Age Musicals; Neo Noir
May 19, 2020: Dietrich Talks; Genre vs. Cycle vs. Style
May 12, 2020: The Hero’s Journey; Westerns in the 1960s & ’70s
May 5, 2020: Test Screenings; Movie Music
April 28, 2020: Film School & Filmmaking Talent; The Graduate; To Kill a Mockingbird; Elaine May
April 21, 2020: Tarantino & Genre; Rear Window & Technicolor; Crediting Source Material
April 14, 2020: Great (?) Movies; the Studio System; Taking Horror Movies Seriously
April 7, 2020: Pandemic Production; Comedy Runtimes; Max Cady & Hannibal Lecter; Mass-Appeal Movies
March 24, 2020: Hitchcock’s Notorious; Film Companies in Opening Credits
