Miami University Film Studies

12/06/2024

Still relevant. Everyone should take Film History! (FST 201) 🙂

Ever since my freshman year, I have been trying to take a Film Studies course as just a fun class and something that was completely...

04/16/2024

Join us this Wednesday 4/17 @ 4:30 pm for a special Q&A with cinematographer Juanmi Azpiroz! https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0044411/

03/16/2023

As an alternative to the binge drinking that will be happening in Uptown Oxford today for "Green Beer Day", the Film Studies program is offering this sober-minded alternative: a screening of the Billy Wilder film "The Lost Weekend" (1945), starring Ray Milland as an alcoholic writer whose relapse during a four day bender shows the unsettling consequences of the disease. One of the greatest films of the Classical Hollywood era, with a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
3 pm in Irvin Hall 40

04/29/2022

Something to look forward to as we wind down the semester. Premieres will be available for free for 24 hours. See link in the comments to sign up!
https://thefilmstage.com/martin-scorseses-the-film-foundation-to-launch-free-virtual-screening-room-of-restored-classics/?fbclid=IwAR1vylu3y3fDAq8ExxLOE1ptlAcCRVspyVVeV6KPxGQrUHdlD3Iw3jT8FI0

While his personal filmmaking career alone is more than enough to enrich the history of film culture, Martin Scorsese also dedicates his knowledge and resources to restoring and preserving cinema f…

02/01/2022

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/02/07/celine-sciammas-quest-for-a-new-feminist-grammar-of-cinema?fbclid=IwAR2aV9FYyaLl8TtwCAKW8noObh5ttJyw223SeCQPfjes1-711QMFkunlRs8

In subtle, unpredictable ways, the French director is determined to move beyond received ideas of filmmaking.

01/03/2022

12/28/2021

11/02/2021

With registration in full swing, consider taking FST 400E: Moving Image Art. Cross-listed with Art History, this course explores experimental traditions in moving image media from silent film to video art to digital media.

All are welcome, no pre-reqs.

09/11/2021

Join us for a celebration of "National Silent Movie Day" on Wednesday, September 29th! We will present a special outdoor screening of the slapstick comedy classic "Safety Last" (1923), starring Harold Lloyd. The screening will be projected onto a building in the Arts Quad, behind Shriver, at 7 pm. Hosted by Professors Kerry Hegarty, Andy Rice, and Annie Dell'Aria. Free and open to the public.

07/01/2021

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-06-28/entertainment-career-advice-networking-mentoring-jobs?fbclid=IwAR07YFOuQtNvrW7ppZbZIRGCQGygwmDHBcidC8EyMYREjNM1qpZTvnuv4wY

The first step in your Hollywood career shouldn't be paying L.A. rent. Here's how to take your first steps toward a career in the entertainment industry, according to experts.

06/02/2021