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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.


Ask Andrew Archive:

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 8, 2020: Remakes

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 28, 2020: Oscar Prestige

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

June 2, 2020: Auteur Theory

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 31, 2020: Family Films; Kids Docs; Gardener Movies; Minions; Awards; Watching the Star Wars Saga

March 24, 2020: Hitchcock’s Notorious; Film Companies in Opening Credits

 

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