Blogathon – Comedy

And Now for Something Completely Subversive

And Now for Something Completely Subversive

by Victor Valle Through the use of humor, people can both laugh and see their own world in a different light. Comedians frequently make politics or world events the subject humor as a way to educate and inject one's beliefs on the topic. Such as...

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Murder Will Out

Murder Will Out

by Melissa Mazarakes In 1989, Woody Allen released Crimes and Misdemeanors, an existential comedy drama starring Hollywood legends Martin Landau, Mia Farrow, Angelica Huston, and others. Often regarded as Allen’s most serious film, humor is still...

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Explosive Satire

Explosive Satire

By Denzel Ostane How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb or commonly known as Dr. Strangelove is a famous movie written and directed by Stanley Kubrick as well as one of the characters from the movie itself, Peter Sellers. The movie is...

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Well, Nobody’s Perfect

Well, Nobody’s Perfect

By Philip Molinelli Very few comedies have been met with the same legacy and fame as Some Like it Hot. Billy Wilder’s 1959 classic has been continuously praised in the decades since it’s release as one of the greatest comedy movies of all time and...

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The Hays Code and the Insanity of What’s Up, Doc?

The Hays Code and the Insanity of What’s Up, Doc?

by Gordon Ward When it comes to screwball comedies, there are few better than Howard Hawks’ Bringing Up Baby from 1938 and Peter Bogdanovich’s What’s Up, Doc? from 1972. And why shouldn’t they both be excellent? They’re almost the same movie, after...

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Opposites Attract?

Opposites Attract?

by Diannah Plaisir Every so often there is a film created that becomes the blueprint for other films to follow. It Happened One Night (1934) is a film pivotal to the development of the romantic comedy genre. Frank Capra’s form of tackling societal...

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Screen Comedy & Clowns Blogathon, Fall 2022

Screen Comedy & Clowns Blogathon, Fall 2022

by Steven DeRosa Welcome to our Screen Comedy and Clowns, Fall 2022 Blogathon! This is the second blogathon series on our Film/Culture site. Abour every other week of the semester a student will be blogging about a particular film, topic, or...

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