JACOB’S LADDER: America’s Forgotten Horror Andy English The Vault 01/28/2021JACOB’S LADDER (1990), directed by Adrian Lyne tells the story of Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins), a Vietnam veteran haunted by...
EASY RIDER: Born to be Wild Ross Mckaig The Vault 12/11/2020As one of the defining films of the American New Wave, EASY RIDER (1969) managed to connect with audiences in...
CITIZEN KANE: Gas to the Flame of Hollywood Poppi Fella Pellegrino The Vault 12/07/2020Unconventional in its conception, execution, and certainly in its technique, Orson Welles’ classic CITIZEN KANE (1941) is a cinematic masterpiece...
THE SHINING: Standing the Test of Time Andy English The Vault 12/03/2020Stanley Kubrick’s THE SHINING (1980) is widely considered a classic of the Horror genre. As with other works from Kubrick’s...
MOONLIGHT: Extraordinary Filmmaking and Minimalist Storytelling Joe Baker The Vault 12/01/2020It has been over four years since Barry Jenkin’s MOONLIGHT (2016) first entered cinemas to rave reviews from both critics...
ON THE WATERFRONT: The film that was a stark mirror of its time is now a timeless masterpiece. Subrina Wood The Vault 11/28/2020In 1953, when Elia Kazan, the director of the previous hit films A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951), and GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT...
The ROCKY Franchise: Enduring Legacy Simon Braund The Vault 11/25/2020It’s hard to believe that Rocky Balboa, Philadelphia’s favorite fictional son, has been part of the cultural landscape for 45...
THE SOCIAL NETWORK: How Meticulousness Made Nerds Look Cool Jeanette Williams The Vault 11/23/2020It’s been ten years since the premiere of David Fincher’s THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010) and with Facebook remaining as the...
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO Meet…Each Other and Take Over the World! Peter Ikosidekas Features 11/23/2020In the 1970’s, I was just an average (if not less than that student) at Christie Public School. Yes, I...
THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED: Innovation and Animation Ross Mckaig The Vault 11/20/20201926 was a year of exciting new technologies that helped to shape the world into how we now see it. No, not...