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Why does the cinema have the power to move the heart, stimulate the mind, and dazzle the imagination? How did the art of film develop from its origins to the present day? This course covers the history and aesthetics of the movies. It traces the experiments and innovations that gave rise to the modern cinema, developing a vocabulary that helps explain the variety of choices filmmakers make when they construct shots and edit them together.

Understanding Comics is a deep-dive podcast for anyone who loves comic books but wants more than surface-level takes.Each episode explores the characters, history, and lore that shape comics across publishers, eras, and mediums. From iconic heroes and legendary villains to forgotten storylines, major creative shifts, and the real-world forces that shaped the page, this show is about why comics matter and how they became what they are today.Whether we’re breaking down a single character’s evolution, unpacking a major storyline, or tracing how decades of continuity collide and contradict, ...

The study of classic and contemporary films can provide a powerful avenue to understand the experience of mental illness. In Madness at the Movies, James Charney, MD, a practicing psychiatrist and long-time cinephile, examines films that delve deeply into characters’ inner worlds, and he analyzes moments that help define their particular mental illness.