Dostoyevsky Reimagined: Blogs

26 July

Nancy’s Game: Thematic Concepts

Written by Amanda Mazzillo

VMP’s next film, Nancy’s Game explores differences between reality and fiction. These differences will relate to human nature, desperation, and theoretical concepts within the real world. Nancy’s Game draws connections with films focusing on theoretical concepts in reality and...

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28 June

Shades of Color in “Shades of Day”

Written by Melodi Bac

It all started with the Cinema of attraction when Lumiere Brothers dazzled people with a train rushing towards them in 1896. The image was black and white, yet it frightened people. The audience rushed outside, scared for their lives....

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07 May

Hollywood Satire and the Darkness of Hollywood in The Player

Written by Amanda Mazzillo

With An LA Story: The Making of the award-winning Notes from the New World, VMP Films is exploring the challenges that arise when making an independent film in LA, some of which are more unexpected than others. An LA...

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24 March

Rage: The Invasion, The Bat and the Devil.

Written by Damon Day

Breathing out the Anger. Rage and violence, we all know them, we are all enthralled by them. Since the dawn of man, people have used rage to overcome fear, to power through difficulties and continue onward, we, as a...

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17 March

Cult of Personality, Propaganda Film, and Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Exploring Putin’s Dictatorship Through State Funeral (2019) and The Triumph of the Will (1934)

Written by Amanda Mazzillo

We have all seen news of the devastating Russian invasion of Ukraine. On February 24th, Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, causing major escalation within the Russo-Ukrainian war. The Russian build up to this invasion has been ongoing since early...

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08 March

Did Classic Joel McCrea Movies Influence Ready or Not (2019)?

Written by Amanda Mazzillo

Classic inspired movies can be found in the most unlikely of places and utilize expected and surprising films as inspiration. The 2019 film Ready or Not–directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and written by Guy Busick & R....

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18 August

The Lighthouse: Abuse, God, and Self-Destruction

Written by Theo

As the pandemic winds to a close, we get to enjoy the hottest, brightest days of summer. We are all finally reemerging into the world with scraggly beards and a vague sense of melancholy over lost time. While socializing...

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29 March

Dostoyevsky and COVID-19

Written by Johnathen Rockwell

“At the end of 1879, the doctors examining Dostoyevsky discovered that he had a progressive lung disease. On the morning of February 28, Dostoevsky told his wife: ”I know I must die today!..” At 20:38 of the same day...

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01 February

Transmedia in Wrestling

Written by Nik Daniels

With entertainment juggernauts like Marvel and Star Wars, transmedia is arguably more prevalent than ever before. Transmedia is storytelling that covers multiple platforms. Marvel has its record-breaking box office films, but over the years they have expanded those stories...

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17 December

The Great Corona Bake Off

Written by Nik Daniels

We all, if we have taken the necessary precautions, are like Dostoyevsky’s Underground Man in 2020. Life goes on, but now life includes a more apparent deconstruction of society and its flaws. *** As holidays careen toward us during...

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