Part 9 of series: Hollywood and Higher Education: Teaching Worldview Thru the Stories We Live By “No matter what anyone tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” -Mr. Keating (Robin Williams) by Gary David Stratton The main characters of…
Part of ongoing series: Hollywood and Higher Education: Teaching Worldview Thru the Stories We Live By “Carpe Diem! Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” -Mr. Keating (Robin Williams) by Gary David Stratton Dead Poets Society, 1989 Oscar winner…
Tonight the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will award the 2015 Best Picture, yet the academy missed most of these “Deep Culture” Impact films. Will this year’s winner one day join this august company?
In the past 40 years only three Academy Award-winning films managed to break into the coveted top 60 all-time box office earners. Here’s Why.
Nearly two decades of using film to teach worldview to undergraduate students has resulted in a few surprises in which films have had the deepest cultural impact on a generation. Here’s our list of the top 25 films and our pick for “Best Deep Culture Impact” Film for 2013.
Odds are Brad Pitt and the TWELVE YEAR’S A SLAVE producing team will win best picture Sunday night. Yet history reveals that, when it comes to picking a film that will be recognized as truly great twelve years from now, Oscar voters often miss the mark.
Sunday’s Academy Awards show seeks to honor this year’s greatest film, yet history reveals that Oscar voters often miss the mark.
Nearly two decades of using film to teach worldview to undergraduate students has resulted in a few surprises in which films have had the deepest cultural impact upon a generation.