OCTOBER 18, 2023 | Film Obsessive

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Alvin and the Chipmunks may be most associated with singing and dancing at Christmastime, but their 1999 Halloween direct-to-video film proves that they're fun on any holiday—especially during the spooky season!

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 | Film Obsessive

 

Whether you saw one, both, or neither, the Barbenheimer (Barbie and Oppenheimer double feature) phenomenon was definitely an unforgettable moment in post-pandemic moviegoing history. Here are a few suggestions for your next back-to-back film screenings!

AUGUST 6, 2023 | Film Obsessive

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For whatever reason, the film industry has decided that people need to see more nostalgia-driven movies about games, toys and other products we couldn’t live without at some point in time. So what’s one more? The Beanie Bubble, now streaming on Apple TV+, follows the rise-and-fall origin story of a '90s craze—Beanie Babies.

JULY 17, 2023 | Film Obsessive

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It’s officially Barbie season. With the premiere of Greta Gerwig’s upcoming fantasy-comedy, Barbie, just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to watch and rewatch movies about dolls coming to life.

MAY 31, 2023 | Film Obsessive

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On the 20th anniversary of Robert Rodriguez's Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, concept artist Alex Toader shares his team's creative process.

MAY 30, 2023 | Charleston City Paper

 

Showcasing music from early Hollywood, Spoleto's Chamber Music Program III had audiences roaring with laughter and applauding Charles Koechlin’s Épitaphe de Jean Harlow and Stephen Prutsman’s original scoring of Seven Chances, a 1925 silent comedy by Buster Keaton.

APRIL 25, 2023 | Film Obsessive

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DreamWorks logo illustrator Robert Hunt opens up about his son as the Moon Child and his thoughts on DreamWorks Animation's recent revisions.

APRIL 14, 2023 | Film Obsessive

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Doua Moua and Caylee So's film, The Harvest, follows an estranged son of a Hmong American family to raise the question of whether we endure family drama because we want to or because we feel we have to.

MARCH 22, 2023 | Film Obsessive

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What seems like a student's innocent interest in his tutor quickly turns out to be an unsettling obsession that sparks a game of cat and mouse.

DECEMBER 2, 2022 | The Newshouse

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Strobe lights, seat rumbles and confetti made the boy band's 4DX experience feel like a real live venue.

NOVEMBER 7, 2022 | The Newshouse

 

The festival screens films and shorts ranging from horror to dark comedy for its fourth annual year. 

OCTOBER 26, 2022 | The Newshouse​

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Netflix's recent "The Midnight Club" reached 21 jump scares in a single television episode.

APRIL 23, 2021 

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As a part of the Film Genres course at Clemson University, Piper researched and wrote about Agatha Christie film adaptations and the significance of female authorship in the mystery genre.

NOVEMBER 23, 2020 

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As a part of the Great Directors course at Clemson University, Piper analyzed the distinct identity of films directed by Tim Burton and scored by Danny Elfman. 

APRIL 29, 2020

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As a part of the Music History from 1750 course at Clemson University, Piper researched and wrote about the history and significance of leitmotifs in film music.