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The image of a man in a suit and hat with a dark tie repeats through sets of images descending in three film strips, each of which is in imperfect alignment with each other. The first man is in a grey strip, reaching to touch the shoulder of his clone in a green strip, who in turn is staring at his copy in a blue strip, as if they are in a cycle repeating endlessly through time.

Black & White: The Historic Film Technique Directors Are Rediscovering

Santiago Rivera, Washington University in St. Louis

In the modern era of digital coloring and novel technologies, how is modern cinema reinventing its roots in Black and White?…

March 28, 2024

Many characters from tech noir works, including The Terminator and Blade Runner 2049.

Tech Noir: The Influence of Film Noir in Science Fiction

Morgan Brown, Wake Forest University

The movies of the 1940s and 50s still inspire artists today, even in vastly different genres.…

March 23, 2023