Tag: movies

+ Annette Clapsaddle, Charlie Chaplin, cherokee, Even As We Breathe, fascism, movie, The Great Dictator, world war ii

Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” and Speaking Against Fascism

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Over the past year, I have tried, at various times, to watch Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator (1940) because I kept seeing Chaplin’s famous speech from the end of the film. Every time I started the film, I couldn’t get past the first half hour, where Chaplin’s Jewish barber survives World War I and rescues Commander Schultz. I didn’t finish the movie until I reread Annette … Read More Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” and Speaking Against Fascism

+ clerks iii, kevin smith, movie, nirvana, sublime

Nirvana Shirts, Clerks III, and Growing Up

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Walking around campus, I inevitably see students wearing Nirvana, Sublime, and other 90s band t-shirts. Whenever I see these shirts, I have an tinge of nostalgia, and almost immediately, I start thinking about specific songs. Yet, I also think, “Does this student even know the band they are representing?” The answer to this question, usually, is a resounding, “No!” One day, I saw a … Read More Nirvana Shirts, Clerks III, and Growing Up

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