Film Spotlight
Remembering a Legend: A Tribute to a Remarkable Career
We’re sad to bid farewell to a true entertainment industry professional, Matthew Perry, who passed away recently. Perry, best known for his role as Chandler Bing on the beloved television series Friends, leaves behind a legacy that has not only entertained millions...
How Greta Gerwigs, Barbie is Changing What it Means to be a Woman in Cinema.
There was a time when many referred to Greta Gerwig as a small indie actor who starred in minor films that went nowhere but a film festival and then into a vault of all the lost films that Hollywood chose not to showcase. Many of us, however, need to become more...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: Ella Purnell
Known for her wide range of acting abilities, Ella Purnell is a star in her own right. First she started out in theater in England then worked her way into film and television. Purnell is a skilled and trained actor, making waves in all realms of entertainment across...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: Women’s History Month
Image Credit: College of Lake County Women’s History Month is a great time to recognize some of the first women to enter the world of film production in early Hollywood. Some such women are American costume designer Edith Head, film editor Margaret Booth, and sound...
Film Spotlight: Black History Month
Image Credit: Shenandoah UniversityFebruary is Black History Month and a great way to celebrate Black History Month is by watching films that tell the stories of Black history and culture. It’s hard to cover the entire Black experience with just one film so it is...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: Red Roses and Petrol
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, one of the most prominent matters of the heart is on the forefront of minds and markets – love. When someone thinks about love, death is probably not the first thing that pops into their mind. For Moya Doyle played by...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Emu Runner”
When considering the world's indigenous populations, there seems to be less attention by the media given to groups outside of the Americas. Before colonialism, the land was tended to by a variety of indigenous communities. These communities lived in harmony with the...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Gung Ho!”
Out of all the significant conflicts to occur throughout human history, there are few that have been as frequently recreated by the medium of film as World War II. Lasting from the late 1930s to the mid-1940’s, the number of WWII films that have been made over the...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Citizen Soldier”
The war genre of cinema is hardly anything new; it takes little time for the average person to hear the term “war film” and immediately recall “Saving Private Ryan”, “Apocalypse Now”, or one of the many other countless examples of works that fit in this particular...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Nosferatu”
If there is any horror icon that has seen more cinematic incarnations than most, it’s most certainly the world’s most famous vampire character, Count Dracula. First appearing in literary form as the central antagonist of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel “Dracula”, the...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “As You Like It”
There is arguably no figure that has had a greater contribution to the art of the written word than William Shakespeare. Not only has the 16th century playwright given the English language so many unique words and expressions, but his works continue to be among the...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Dracula and Frankenstein”
There are no characters more popular and commonplace during the Halloween season quite like Count Dracula and Frankenstein’s monster. One is a vampire out for blood, the other is the combination of dead body parts brought back to life. Since their creation in the...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Quadroon”
As the recent resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement demonstrates, race relations in the United States of America have never been ideal. Since the early 1600s, when the first slaves were abducted and brought to the New World from their native Africa, those with...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Movies, Money, and Murder”
It may not always be wise to judge a film solely by its title, but in many cases, a title may be very useful in encapsulating what the overall idea of a film may be. Take “Crazy Rich Asians” for example; from the title alone, one can easily assume that a) the film...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Ninth Street”
While the usage of black-and-white cinematography has reduced dramatically over the decades due to the availability of color film, it is by no means an extinct technique. Oftentimes in modern cinema, showing a film in black-and-white can be quite beneficial in...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Kino”
If there is one problem with how American history is taught throughout the nation, it’s the lacking, if not complete absence, of Hispanic and Native American stories and figures. Because most of American history has predominantly focused on the achievements of white,...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Hollywood Heartbreak”
As anyone working in the film industry knows, one of the hardest parts about getting a film produced is the pitch, the attempt to persuade executives and investors into believing that the idea being expressed to them is worthy of receiving the cinematic treatment....
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Real Killers”
Is it possible to sympathize with, or even root for, a cold-blooded killer? This is a challenge that many works of cinema have attempted to achieve over the decades, and while such a challenge is far from easy to pull off, there have been those that have seen their...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Shattered Illusions”
Of the many fine actors to make a name for themselves on the small screen (those with reputations that are anything but small), there are few quite like Morgan Fairchild. Beginning her career on the CBS soap opera “Search for Tomorrow”, Fairchild would quickly earn...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Time for a Champion”
There’s a common misconception that a student film is inherently inferior to a more commercial production, one that causes many well-crafted works of cinema to go unnoticed due to the people making them not being “professional”. Granted, a student may have neither the...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “You May Not Kiss the Bride”
Imagine a scenario in which you are forced into a scenario where you must marry the child of a criminal family in order to pay off a debt. Imagine finding yourself attracted to this person, making you much more willing to agree to this arrangement, but the catch is...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Third Law”
It is said that the truth can set one free, yet for many, the truth can often be much too painful to reveal, even when they know they must. Whether it’s something small like taking a cookie when nobody’s looking or a truth of a much large scale like those of many...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Dancers”
For as long as there has been music, there has been dance. Before the invention of the written word, dance would be used alongside music to convey a specific feeling or idea, and even thousands of years after the development of humanity’s first civilizations, dance...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Amy”
There’s nothing more satisfying than to see an actor spend most of their career in relative obscurity throughout most of the world before finally breaking out and becoming a mainstay among some of the film industry’s most lucrative productions. Take the Australian...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “The Lovely Patient”
Health is a major issue for just about everybody; most people would like to live for as long as possible, but the things that one needs to do to stay healthy aren’t always feasible. Perhaps even more daunting is finances; after all, if one does not have enough to...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Ways to Live Forever”
Although the name Robbie Kay may not immediately ring any bells for the average person, there’s a decent chance that this young British actor’s face might be a bit more familiar. Beginning his career with a (sadly cut) part in Christopher Nolan’s 2006 film “The...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Pop Kowboy”
Sometimes the best films come about by taking random elements that don’t seem to go together and using them in a way that makes their combination creative and compelling. For example, one might think that silly cartoon characters and a film noir aesthetic don’t go...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “The Nightingale”
While it may be hard to think positive during a time of worldwide pandemic, one effect of the Coronavirus that one might call an upside is how the crisis is bringing families closer together. As quarantine orders grow and encourage millions across the globe to remain...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Applause”
What kind of roles should an actor pursue if they want a shot at garnering critical acclaim? In many cases, an actor can be lauded for playing a character who, in the context of the fictional narrative, is an actor (either a real-life actor or one who is entirely...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “Red Roses and Petrol”
While his name may not be the first to pop up in people’s heads when they hear “world-famous actor”, it’s hard to deny the impact that English actor Malcolm McDowell has had on the world of cinema. Making a name for himself with his portrayal of Alex DeLarge, the...
WWMPC Film Spotlight: “The Road to Mother”
Between the late 1910’s and the early 1990’s, the Soviet Union was a major superpower with a significant amount of power and influence over much of the world. Made up of Russia and several other formerly independent nations, The Soviet Union is no stranger when it...