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Greenscreening 44: Do the Right Thing • Black Directors • Independent Film

Do the Right Thing • Black Directors • Independent Film

Greenscreening #44

February 4, 2024

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Previous Issues

Greenscreening 01: What is a Movie? • Sullivan's Travels

What is a Movie? • Sullivan's Travels

Greenscreening #01

August 12, 2022
Greenscreening 02: The Origins of the Movies

The Origins of the Movies

Greenscreening #02

August 19, 2022
Greenscreening 03: From Shorts to Features • Birth of a Nation and BlacKkKlansman

From Shorts to Features • Birth of a Nation and BlacKkKlansman

Greenscreening #03

August 26, 2022
Greenscreening 04: The Rise of Hollywood and Stars • City Lights

The Rise of Hollywood and Stars • City Lights

Greenscreening #04

September 2, 2022
Greenscreening 05: German Expressionism • Metropolis

German Expressionism • Metropolis

Greenscreening #05

September 9, 2022
Greenscreening 06: Soviet Montage • Battleship Potemkin

Soviet Montage • Battleship Potemkin

Greenscreening #06

September 16, 2022
Greenscreening 07: You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet • Singin' In the Rain

You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet • Singin' In the Rain

Greenscreening #07

September 23, 2022
Greenscreening 08: Scarface • The Hays Code and Censorship

Scarface • The Hays Code and Censorship

Greenscreening #08

October 7, 2022
Greenscreening 09: The Studio System • His Girl Friday

The Studio System • His Girl Friday

Greenscreening #09

October 14, 2022
Greenscreening 10: Stagecoach • Peak Hollywood • The Western

Stagecoach • Peak Hollywood • The Western

Greenscreening #10

October 21, 2022
Greenscreening 11: Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

Greenscreening #11

October 28, 2022
Greenscreening 12: The Rules of the Game • Poetic Realism

The Rules of the Game • Poetic Realism

Greenscreening #12

November 3, 2022
Greenscreening 13: Olympia and Triumph of the Will • Film and Fascism

Olympia and Triumph of the Will • Film and Fascism

Greenscreening #13

November 10, 2022
Greenscreening 14: Casablanca • Hollywood's Pinnacle

Casablanca • Hollywood's Pinnacle

Greenscreening #14

November 17, 2022
Greenscreening 15: Double Indemnity • Film Noir and Postwar American Cinema

Double Indemnity • Film Noir and Postwar American Cinema

Greenscreening #15

December 2, 2022
Greenscreening 16: High Noon • Hollywood Antitrust and McCarthyism

High Noon • Hollywood Antitrust and McCarthyism

Greenscreening #16

December 9, 2022
Greenscreening 17: It’s a Wonderful Life • Holiday Movies

It’s a Wonderful Life • Holiday Movies

Greenscreening #17

December 16, 2022
Greenscreening 18: Bicycle Thieves • Italian Neorealism

Bicycle Thieves • Italian Neorealism

Greenscreening #18

January 6, 2023
Greenscreening 19: The Red Shoes • Art and Death in Technicolor

The Red Shoes • Art and Death in Technicolor

Greenscreening #19

January 13, 2023
Greenscreening 20: The Third Man • English Noir

The Third Man • English Noir

Greenscreening #20

January 20, 2023
Greenscreening 21: Rashomon • Japanese Cinema

Rashomon • Japanese Cinema

Greenscreening #21

January 27, 2023
Greenscreening 22: Tokyo Story • A Masterpiece of Minimalism

Tokyo Story • A Masterpiece of Minimalism

Greenscreening #22

February 3, 2023
Greenscreening 23: Pather Panchali • Indian Neorealism

Pather Panchali • Indian Neorealism

Greenscreening #23

February 10, 2023
Greenscreening 24: The Seventh Seal • Bergman and Faith on Film

The Seventh Seal • Bergman and Faith on Film

Greenscreening #24

February 19, 2023
Greenscreening 25: Rear Window • Why Do We Watch?

Rear Window • Why Do We Watch?

Greenscreening #25

February 24, 2023
Greenscreening 26: Some Like it Hot

Some Like it Hot

Greenscreening #26

March 3, 2023
Greenscreening 27: Psycho • The Mother of Modern American Cinema

Psycho • The Mother of Modern American Cinema

Greenscreening #27

March 10, 2023
Greenscreening 28: The 400 Blows + Breathless • The French New Wave

The 400 Blows + Breathless • The French New Wave

Greenscreening #28

March 31, 2023
Greenscreening 29: 8½ • Film About Film

8½ • Film About Film

Greenscreening #29

April 14, 2023
Greenscreening 30: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly • Spaghetti Westerns

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly • Spaghetti Westerns

Greenscreening #30

April 21, 2023
Greenscreening 31: Bonnie and Clyde • Hollywood Renaissance

Bonnie and Clyde • Hollywood Renaissance

Greenscreening #31

April 29, 2023
Greenscreening 32: 2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey

Greenscreening #32

May 13, 2023
Greenscreening 33: The Godfather • New Hollywood's Pinnacle

The Godfather • New Hollywood's Pinnacle

Greenscreening #33

May 26, 2023
Greenscreening 34: Chinatown • Neo Noir

Chinatown • Neo Noir

Greenscreening #34

June 30, 2023
Greenscreening 35: Jaws • The Summer Blockbuster

Jaws • The Summer Blockbuster

Greenscreening #35

July 8, 2023
Greenscreening 36: Apocalypse Now • Film and Literature and Vietnam

Apocalypse Now • Film and Literature and Vietnam

Greenscreening #36

August 26, 2023
Greenscreening 37: Memories of Underdevelopment • I Am Cuba • Third Cinema

Memories of Underdevelopment • I Am Cuba • Third Cinema

Greenscreening #37

September 23, 2023
Greenscreening 38: Black Girl (La Noire De...) • Touki Bouki • African Cinema

Black Girl (La Noire De...) • Touki Bouki • African Cinema

Greenscreening #38

October 8, 2023
Greenscreening 39: Aguirre, the Wrath of God • Herzog and New German Cinema

Aguirre, the Wrath of God • Herzog and New German Cinema

Greenscreening #39

October 27, 2023
Greenscreening 40: Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Greenscreening #40

November 3, 2023
Greenscreening 41: Eraserhead • Midnight Movies and Cult Films

Eraserhead • Midnight Movies and Cult Films

Greenscreening #41

December 9, 2023
Greenscreening 42: Blade Runner • The Director's Cut • Home Video

Blade Runner • The Director's Cut • Home Video

Greenscreening #42

January 6, 2024
Greenscreening 43: The Thin Blue Line • Documentary Film

The Thin Blue Line • Documentary Film

Greenscreening #43

January 26, 2024

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