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Essays by Ayo Akingbade on film, television, and other mediums, revealing what makes them so compelling.

Ayo Akingbade

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    Mind Theater Video Essays on YouTube | Closing the Podcast Chapter

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 2:07


    Watch Mind Theater Video Essays Here: https://www.youtube.com/@mindtheaterLinks: Website: https://solo.to/mindtheaterPatreon: https://patreon.com/mindtheaterSupport the show

    How the Reluctant Bride Captures Female Discontent | Video Essay

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 10:24


    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/Um5s1yAO02AExploring Wong Kar-wai's moody, intimate style and how it grabs hold of our senses.Links:Website: https://solo.to/mindtheaterPatreon: https://patreon.com/mindtheaterTwitter: https://twitter.com/mindtheaterpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindtheaterpod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mindtheaterMusic:"Now is the Time to Leave," August Whilhelmsson"Her Eyes the Stars," Patrik Berg Almkvisth, LUCHS"Night Arr. For Cello and Felt Piano," Limelight Glow"The Inventor," David Celeste"Middle School," Blue WednesdaySources/References:https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1866-toulmouche-hesitant-fiancee/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/12/style/auguste-toulmouche-hesitant-fiancee-tiktok.htmlhttps://rehs.com/eng/default-19th20th-century-artist-bio-page/?fl_builder&artist_no=403&sold=1https://anthropology-of-weddings.org.uk/athens-greece-wedding-symbols/#:~:text=Wedding%20wreaths%20also%20refer%20to,of%20the%20wreaths%20tightly%20together.Support the show

    Wong Kar-wai's Mood | The Directors Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 10:35


    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/gM4b5_h_PgUExploring Wong Kar-wai's moody, intimate style and how it grabs hold of our senses.Links:Website: https://solo.to/mindtheaterPatreon: https://patreon.com/mindtheaterTwitter: https://twitter.com/mindtheaterpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindtheaterpod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mindtheaterMusic:Waltz of the Moscow Strings, Rafael KRuxThe Hidden Library, Joshua Kyan AalampourYumeji's Thheme, Shigeru UmebayashiBloom, Blue Wednesday & ShopanSources/References:https://theconversation.com/a-cinema-of-intimacy-the-enduring-beauty-of-wong-kar-wai-170217https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/watch-30-minute-making-of-documentary-on-in-the-mood-for-love-plus-new-the-grandmaster-featurette-94632/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/3084877/how-wong-kar-wais-mood-love-became-modern-masterpiece-20-yearshttps://niceasheck.com/blogs/news/exploring-the-visual-poetry-of-wong-kar-wais-films#:~:text=What%20sets%20song%20%20Kar%Wai,memory%20with%20a%20melancholic%20tone.https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/52956/1/in-the-mood-for-love-remains-a-spellbinding-introduction-to-wong-kar-waihttps://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3190104/what-they-said-about-mood-love-director-wong-kar-wai-andhttps://www.sensesofcinema.com/2010/cteq/in-the-mood-for-love/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/wong-kar-wai-masterpiece-in-the-mood-for-love/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=677Gb9D5VjcSupport the show

    Support Mind Theater on Patreon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 2:43


    Mind Theater is a video essay series analyzing works of TV, Film, Media, and the Arts revealing what makes them so compelling. Join my patreon to show your support for only $3 a month. Videos release around monthly on YouTubePatreon WebsiteFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic:'Toofpick', Blue Wednesday'Dusk', Blue WednesdaySupport the show

    Understanding Poetry: Richard Siken | Video Essay

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 12:19


    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/Y0gwY04s1WAAnalyzing the lyrical alchemy of Richard Siken's mystifying and heartfelt poetry.Links:Website: https://solo.to/mindtheaterPatreon: https://patreon.com/mindtheaterTwitter: https://twitter.com/mindtheaterpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindtheaterpod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mindtheaterMusic:'Cylinder Two', Chris Zabriskie'A Fond Farewell', David CelesteBlue Dot Sessions: https://sessions.blue/Rainday TextileSources/References:https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/richard-sikenhttps://www.coppercanyonpress.org/books/war-of-the-foxes-by-richard-siken/https://poets.org/book/war-foxeshttps://30northblog.wordpress.com/2016/04/27/review-of-war-of-the-foxes-by-richard-siken/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363140793_On_the_Relationship_Between_Poetry_and_Painting_from_the_Perspective_of_Chinese_and_Western_Culturehttps://www.jstor.org/stable/868190?typeAccessWorkflow=loginhttps://www.bu.edu/writingprogram/journal/past-issues/issue-9/doomchin/https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=urjhttps://poets.org/text/how-read-poem-0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv6OA3QBRLMhttps://www.songtell.com/richard-siken/turpentinehttps://tinhouse.com/the-doubling-of-self-an-interview-with-richard-siken/Support the show

    Sciamma's Gaze | The Directors Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 11:04


    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/FfyVq8ar_H8Exploring the similarities between filmmaking and art curation, historical french female painters, and the queer cinematic gaze in Celine Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on FireLinks:Website: https://solo.to/mindtheaterSupport Mind Theater on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/mindtheaterTwitter: https://twitter.com/mindtheaterpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindtheaterpod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mindtheaterMusic:Blue Dot Sessions: https://sessions.blue/Etude 11 CharlesOther Music"The Lowest", Martin Gauffin"Dusk, Blue WednesdaySources/References:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/10/2/73https://smarthistory.org/royal-academy-france/https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/international-womens-day-elisabeth-louise-vigee-le-brunhttps://www.rogerebert.com/features/book-excerpt-portraits-of-resistance-the-cinema-of-c%C3%A9line-sciammahttps://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7084-the-brush-behind-the-film-how-painter-hlne-delmaire-created-our-portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire-cover#:~:text=Art%20speaks%20volumes%20in,thanks%20to%20painter%20H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne%20Delmairehttps://www.slashfilm.com/1161765/creating-the-titular-paintings-for-portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire-was-a-massive-undertaking/http://unpolishedmagazine.com/helene-delmaire-painting-the-loss-of-the-ego/https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/%C3%89lisabeth-vig%C3%A9e-le-brun/m02q0whttps://www.theartstory.org/artist/vigee-le-brun-elisabeth-louise/https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-scandalous-portraits-of-%C3%A9lisabeth-louise-vig%C3%A9e-le-brun/ZAICJhgvKCCoLwhttps://galaxymusicnotes.com/pages/story-behind-the-four-seasons-by-vivaldihttps://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire-ending-explainedhttps://www.filmcomment.com/article/interview-celine-sciamma-portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire/https://cdimatteo.com/italian/sonnets-vivaldi-four-seasons/

    How Colson Whitehead's Harlem Exposes America | Video Essay

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 8:51


    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/HJGeWIB9_OMExploring how Colson Whitehead's Depiction of 1960s Harlem Exposes America's Foundational CrookednessLinks:Website: https://solo.to/mindtheaterSupport Mind Theater on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/mindtheaterTwitter: https://twitter.com/mindtheaterpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindtheaterpod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mindtheaterMusic:Blue Dot Sessions: https://sessions.blue/Single StillRainday TextileCran RasSome Nights EndSources/References:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/10/books/colson-whitehead-harlem-shuffle.htmlhttps://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/n24/mendez/did-he-leaphttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/10/colson-whitehead-harlem-shuffle/619821/https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/crime-in-oliver-twistSupport the show

    Alfred Hitchcock's Dual Mastery: His Silent Film Legacy and Talkie Triumphs | The Directors Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 14:16


    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/jaZefs91fSMExploring Hitchcock's groundbreaking work in both the silent film and early talkie mediumsLinks:Website: https://solo.to/mindtheaterSupport Mind Theater on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/mindtheaterTwitter: https://twitter.com/mindtheaterpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindtheaterpod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mindtheaterMusic:Blue Dot Sessions: https://sessions.blue/Gatheris StasisEtude 3 ChessantaEtude 12 TaminyOther:Non-copyright Vintage Jazz and Ragtime MusicNo Name Jive - Glen GrayMozart's String Quartet No. 19 in C (DIssonance), Mov. I, K. 465Gloomy Sunday Instrumental PianoBorodin's String Quartet No. 1 in A Major, Mov. IVSources/References:https://us.ukessays.com/essays/film-studies/alfred-hitchcocks-use-of-sound-film-studies-essay.phphttp://www.screenonline.org.uk/tours/hitch/tour2.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2015/sep/21/the-talkies-silent-film-british-cinema-alfred-hitchcockhttps://vimeo.com/431937966#arthttps://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-great-british-silent-filmshttp://www.londonssilentcinemas.com/history/https://silentlondon.co.uk/2015/01/19/the-10-best-silent-film-posters/https://lonelybrand.com/blog/picture-palaces-of-the-silent-film-era/https://talkfilmsociety.com/columns/beginners-guide-to-alfred-hitchcock-the-lodger-a-story-of-the-london-fog-1927https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine/hitchcock-9-why-people-talking-about-silent-movieshttps://www.criterion.com/current/posts/871-blackmail#:~:text=Hitchcock%20shot%20the%20film%20in,RCA%20equipment%20imported%20from%20Americahttps://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/01/harvard-film-archive-to-screen-hitchcocks-silent-era-films/#:~:text=GAZETTE%3A%20In%20a%20series%20of,he%20think%20talking%20pictures%20missed%3Fhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDVATU7-yuwhttp://www.historyoffilm.net/movie-eras/silent-black-and-white-movies/https://www.Support the show

    How Soviet Space Art Changed Everything | Video Essay

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 10:23


    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/crVJMH7z1z0Exploring the cosmic visions of the USSR through its space and retro futuristic artworkLinks:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsSebringDognellBurham StreetSources/References:Aleksandra Sanʹkova, and Moskovskiĭ Muzeĭ Dizaĭna (Russia. Soviet Space Graphics : Cosmic Visions from the USSR. London, Phaidon Press Limited, 2020.https://comradekiev.com/blog/cosmonauts-and-communism-soviet-propaganda-posters-and-the-space-race/https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210426-how-the-space-race-changed-soviet-arthttps://www.marxist.com/the-role-of-the-state-in-the-space-race.htmhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/soviet-space-graphicshttps://comradekiev.com/blog/ten-must-read-books-on-soviet-art-design-and-culture/https://daily.jstor.org/the-birth-of-the-soviet-union-and-the-death-of-the-russian-revolutionhttps://hero-magazine.com/article/169502/soviet-space-graphicshttps://www.artspace.com/magazine/interviews_features/book_report/educate-encourage-dream-popular-science-in-the-soviet-space-age-56390https://www.thecollector.com/russian-revolution-in-5-great-paintings/https://www.rbth.com/arts/333753-soviet-artists-need-knowhttps://blog.artsper.com/en/a-closer-look/art-in-the-land-of-soviets/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY-PfLRyvxIhttps://www.rbth.com/arts/332595-aesthetic-soviet-arthttps://www.dailyartmagazine.com/soviet-space-posters/https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/tekinkia-molodezhi-russian-sci-fi-barbican-into-the-unknown-160517https://neverwasmag.com/2020/02/the-art-of-andrei-sokolov/Support the show

    Barry Jenkins' Love | The Directors Project

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 7:49


    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/A3zzYBTjZMMExploring Barry Jenkins' love through color and lighting in Moonlight and Beale StreetLinks:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok Music by Blue Dot SessionsSebringDognellBurham StreetSources/References:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP0ZbueIaks&list=PLfgAd5NFB64v2cwDgC9EK9yTEJ9BdGztc&index=1https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&u=googlescholar&id=GALE|A584329726&v=2.1&it=r&sid=AONE&asid=416a3102https://indiefilmhustle.com/ultimate-guide-to-barry-jenkins-and-his-directing-techniques/https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/dpdfilm/chapter/moonlight-2016/https://www.polygon.com/22510959/barry-jenkins-filmshttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/21/its-lit-how-film-finally-learned-how-to-light-black-skinhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17VKpoLJUbASupport the show

    The Coen Brothers' Comedy | The Directors Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 7:23


    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/3bejYIUw63IExploring the comedy of the Coen BrothersLinks:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic:Silver Linings, Hendyamps Studios (2020) Music by Blue Dot SessionsTarte TatinCicle ArielDolly and PadSources/References:https://the-take.com/watch/what-is-the-underlying-philosophy-of-the-coen-brothers-filmshttps://nofilmschool.com/2018/06/how-coen-brothers-use-repetition-create-comedyhttps://anthempress.com/the-whole-durn-human-comedy-life-according-to-the-coen-brothers-pbhttps://medium.com/@heathkillen/the-united-states-of-coen-80e0912239fe

    Paul Thomas Anderson's Character Romanticism | The Director's Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 6:52 Transcription Available


    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/hHAwW_CWIiMExploring the tragic beauty through which Paul Thomas Anderson depicts his characters.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic:Silver Linings, Hendyamps Studios (2020) Music by Blue Dot SessionsCasecoSals PlaceUncertain GroundSources/References:https://themaneater.com/paul-thomas-anderson-the-king-of-broken-characters-and-immersive-period-pieces/https://nofilmschool.com/2017/03/watch-pt-anderson-and-search-purposehttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/356578789_THE_CHARACTERS_OF_PAUL_THOMAS_ANDERSONhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMjQrXvcKnchttps://pilerats.com/written/light-easy/cinepile-5-underrated-performances-in-the-films-of-paul-thomas-anderson/https://www.bookforum.com/print/2704/paul-thomas-anderson-thrives-in-toxic-hollywood-24260https://www.thefilmagazine.com/where-to-start-paul-thomas-anderson/

    FOOD (in cinema) | Video Essay

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 4:35


    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/JLXz7iJtjtUExploring how food is depicted in cinemaLinks:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic:Silver Linings, Hendyamps Studios (2020) Music by Blue Dot SessionsLeptiasSources/References:https://www.academia.edu/44358709/THE_CONNECTION_BETWEEN_FOOD_AND_CINEMAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxp_JEjyh2Ehttps://erajournal.co.uk/thoughts/food-on-film/https://www.tcs.cam.ac.uk/food-in-film-and-tv-the-importance-of-eating/https://thenewgastronome.com/animating-the-alimentary/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7WEfAjbHy0https://www.varsity.co.uk/film-and-tv/23782https://www.t4.ai/industry/fast-food-market-sharehttps://www.voxmagazine.com/food/food-films-2020/article_ab1adb6c-7a9f-11ea-80ec-13a373367772.htmlhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/313810384_Celluloid_Flavours_A_Brief_History_of_Food_in_Film

    Joon-ho's Rhythm | The Directors Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 8:10


    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/JLXz7iJtjtUExploring Bong Joon-ho's Unmistakable Directorial RhythmLinks:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsVernouilletHotel CalafatLa TrogaRosino ReverieSources/References:https://filmustage.com/blog/the-mastery-of-transnational-directing/https://www.slashfilm.com/862611/when-bong-joon-ho-is-behind-the-camera-nothing-is-left-up-to-chance/https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200214000536https://walkerart.org/magazine/bong-joon-ho-dialoguehttps://www.alphavillejournal.com/Issue5/HTML/ReviewMellamphy.html

    The Directors Project | Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 1:17


    The Directors Project Trailer: https://youtu.be/ilbExWqTQK412 Directors. 12 Video Essays. Mind Theater 2023.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic:Belt of Faith (Parasite OST)

    The Tragedy of Macbeth's Otherworldly Design | Video Essay

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 9:09


    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/wW7EpxPbthMExploring the otherworldly world design and visual beauty of The Tragedy of Macbeth (2022).Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsTell What You KnowOn the HourOur Ears, DeceiversOther Music:Tartini-Violin Sonata in G minor Devil's Trill SonataSources/References:https://ascmag.com/articles/the-tragedy-of-macbethhttps://www.archdaily.com/975286/the-environments-needed-to-be-abstracted-stefan-dechant-on-the-tragedy-of-macbethhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qshtrQIpTdIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJAL_hThTVwhttps://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/gego-lgdrhttps://theartling.com/en/artzine/famous-abstract-art/

    How Carl Bloch's Painting Breaks the Fourth Wall | Video Essay

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 8:28


    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/--GEcMXrXesAnalyzing Danish Painter Carl Bloch's Fourth Wall Breaking Masterpiece; In a Roman OsteriaPaintings:In a Roman Osteria: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Roman_Osteria#/media/File:Carl_Bloch_-_In_a_Roman_Osteria_-_Google_Art_Project.jpgMarstrand's Italian Osteria Scene: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Roman_Osteria#/media/File:Italian_Osteria_Scene,_Girl_welcoming_a_Person_entering,_by_Wilhelm_Marstrand_-_Ny_Carlsberg_Glyptotek_-_Copenhagen_-_DSC09271.JPGLinks:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsCover LetterSong at the End of TimesKalstedInventioSources/References:https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/in-a-roman-osteria/QAFizpSvU6qx6g?hl=enhttps://www.smk.dk/en/highlight/in-a-roman-osteria-1866/https://www.carlbloch.org/https://www.wikiart.org/en/carl-blochhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Roman_Osteriahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Osteria_Scene,_Girl_welcoming_a_Person_entering#/media/File:Italian_Osteria_Scene,_Girl_welcoming_a_Person_entering,_by_Wilhelm_Marstrand_-_Ny_Carlsberg_Glyptotek_-_Copenhagen_-_DSC09271.JPGhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3kL5cdXUtAhttps://vangoyourself.com/paintings/in-a-roman-osteria/https://www.the-artinspector.com/post/bloch-in-a-roman-osteria

    Scorsese's Guilt | Video Essay

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 9:01 Transcription Available


    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/IdAtkRLrCNoExploring how Martin Scorsese depicts his Catholic faith through cinema.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic:Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Mov. III (Anitra's Dance), Op 46Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3 in A minor (Scottish), MOVEMENT III, Op. 56Music by Blue Dot SessionsElude 2 BriarSources/References:https://www.newsweek.com/brief-history-martin-scorseses-cinematic-obsession-religion-535820#:~:text=The%20inner%20battles%20of%20faith,controversial%20Last%20Temptation%20of%20Christ.https://www.rogerebert.com/features/silence-guilt-christ-and-martin-scorsesehttps://www.vox.com/culture/2019/11/26/20975991/scorsese-career-god-sacred-profane-irishman-netflix-streets-bull-innocence-last-temptationhttps://eyemythfilm.com/2017/03/15/martin-scorsese-catholic-guilt-and-strength-of-spirit/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kB3HxHXF-0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bY9bTPYxEohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06jzTc1Vtp8https://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-catholic-guilt.htmhttps://www.avclub.com/whos-that-knocking-at-my-door-1798199879https://vimeo.com/135543996https://lithiumagazine.com/2021/01/20/catholic-guilt-is-complicated/https://www.highonfilms.com/how-martin-scorseses-mean-streets-explores-the-themes-of-penance-and-salvation/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqw_9E-6gWUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPIPCrPTDrA

    Godard's New Wave | Video Essay

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 7:22 Transcription Available


    Exploring Jean-Luc Godard's New Wave of French cinema.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsPlum KingCapreseWarm FingersSources/References:http://www.newwavefilm.com/french-new-wave-encyclopedia/jean-luc-godard.shtmlhttps://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/09/18/the-french-new-wave-how-jean-luc-godard-pioneered-a-revolution-in-cinemahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R7R0JHvvgohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-hA0OjAEMAhttps://slate.com/news-and-politics/2010/06/how-jean-luc-godard-s-breathless-reinvented-the-movies.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kek2OPIHU4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hByqKHyiTK0

    A Twilight World of Ultimate Smoothness: Wandering Strangers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 6:47


    Exploring the singular wacky Twilight World of Ultimate Smoothness and the power of obscure media.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsHickory InterludeCalgary Sweeps

    V for Vendetta: Love in the Face of Fascism | Video Essay

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 9:19


    Video Link: https://youtu.be/XuXBf8dquHUExploring the level of resilience required to maintain love while under fascist turmoil in the 6th issue of V for Vendetta (1982).Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsGambrelLunetteOrder of EntranceDolly and Pad

    The Quiet Beauty of Eastward (and Games Like It) | Video Essay

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 7:18 Transcription Available


    Video Link: https://youtu.be/709Il0RtrdU Exploring the quiet beauty of Eastward (2021) and my personal history with games like it.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic:The Past (Royalty Free) - 8 Bit Lofi Hip Hop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNjHyUnBYLMSongs from the Eastward OST: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJTulPeUwtP-dqMI07VK7dQEastwardGame OverIsland EsterTaleIron Carbine

    Severance: The You We Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 7:42 Transcription Available


    Exploring the modern workday and compartmentalization under capitalism in the tv series Severance (2022).Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsArctic DrabaSanto ApureIn the BoxSources/References:https://www.indiewire.com/2022/06/severance-not-puzzle-box-series-best-series-2022-1234736675/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/4/12/severance-season-1-review-apple-tv-plus/https://www.indiewire.com/2022/04/severance-tv-best-show-wecrashed-super-pumped-1234710906/https://www.reddit.com/r/LateStageCapitalism/comments/5goa5i/capitalism_is_why_we_enjoy_decent_worklife_balance/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283904989_Work_as_the_contemporary_limit_of_life_Capitalism_the_death_drive_and_the_lethal_fantasy_of_'work-life_balance'https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/12/10688870/humiliation-professionalism-work-capitalismhttps://medium.com/@tamcgath/the-tyranny-of-the-workday-how-capitalism-colonizes-your-free-time-b3f8ba438f53https://jacobin.com/2019/02/office-space-workplace-boredom-depression-resistancehttps://jacobin.com/2020/12/exploitation-marx-mental-health-capitalismhttps://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200317-the-evolution-of-the-modern-workday

    Barry: How to Act Like a Killer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 8:52 Transcription Available


    Exploring the similarities between acting and hired killing, self obsession, and performance in HBO's Barry.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsHanging RockGilly WashSymphony 40. in G Minor

    Breaking Bad: A Tale of Two Finales

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 10:47 Transcription Available


    Exploring Breaking Bad's choose your own adventure ending in the series final two episodes, Granite State and Felina.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsBangoletSpot PeterSmall World RevealsLe Marais

    The Sandman: The City of Dreams | Video Essay

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 7:35 Transcription Available


    Video Link: https://youtu.be/kc3SzJveKwQExploring troubled kings, mythical cities, and the power of dreams in The Sandman Issue 50: Ramadan, by Neil Gaiman.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsNight LightReferences/Sources:http://sequart.org/magazine/18668/the-other-egg-of-the-phoenix-understanding-the-50th-issue-of-sandman/https://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2011/10/just-a-thing-in-our-dream/http://arche-arc.blogspot.com/2019/01/mythcomics-ramadan-sandman-50-1993.htmlhttp://covenantarthistory.blogspot.com/2019/04/orientalism-portraying-east-as-exotic.htmlhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/03/19/pers-m19.html

    Better Call Saul: Slippin' Jimmy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 9:41 Transcription Available


    Exploring chicanery and doing "the right thing" in Better Call Saul (2015 - 2022). Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsVine CrawlerGreycaseCornicobThe Broker

    The Harlem Renaissance's Greatest Artist | Video Essay

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 11:05 Transcription Available


    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/f92rkZaFlPsExploring the dynamic work of Archibald Motley, the greatest artist of the Harlem Renaissance.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic:Cool Vibes by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/Promoted by MrSnooze https://youtu.be/iYOvAO1rAM0License: CC BY 3.0 https://goo.gl/Yibru5I Knew a Guy by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/Promoted by MrSnooze https://youtu.be/iYOvAO1rAM0License: CC BY 3.0 https://goo.gl/Yibru5Music by Blue Dot SessionsClouds at the GapCloudbankSnowmeltReferences/Sources:https://www.messynessychic.com/2018/01/09/he-painted-the-feverish-nights-of-the-harlem-renaissance/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6aWbNCugeAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-OYExFQGHshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWEA5qf8yIkhttps://www.theartstory.org/artist/motley-archibald/life-and-legacy/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Motleyhttps://www.wikiart.org/en/archibald-motleyhttps://collection.artbridgesfoundation.org/objects/8522/bronzeville-at-nighthttps://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/40645511.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A2929e963650c452b53b5bc5695b472cb&ab_segments=&origin=https://black-artists-in-the-museum.com/2018/02/14/archibald-motley-jr/https://www.culturetype.com/2018/05/11/archibald-motleys-favorite-painting-a-portrait-of-his-grandmother-has-entered-the-collection-of-the-national-gallery-of-art/

    3 Decades of Fincher | Video Essay

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 17:55 Transcription Available


    Link to Video: https://youtu.be/rChKYG2j4t0Exploring auterism and David Fincher's evolution of style from the 90s, to the 2000s, to the 2010s and now.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsBuilding the SledSliderTartarugaThe Caspian SeaHedgelinerReferences/Sources:https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/david-fincher/biography.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfqD5WqChUYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPAloq5MCUAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIyNOBq8cnIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3ZSX3D1dUIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dljfMoCXnSkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QChWIFi8fOYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP9BrtvBIY0https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/david-fincher/biography.htmlhttps://fincherfanatic.blogspot.com/p/biography.htmlhttps://thefincheranalyst.com/tag/essay/https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/2jlo4n/if_david_fincher_never_writes_any_of_his_films/https://www.insider.com/how-screenwriter-aaron-sorkin-creates-musical-dialogue-social-network-2020-6#:~:text=Screenwriter%20Aaron%20Sorkin%20layers%20his,pause%20in%20his%20characters'%20conversation.https://filmlifestyle.com/david-fincher-directing-style/#:~:text=David%20Fincher's%20Directing%20Style,looking%20down%20at%20their%20subject.https://deadline.com/2021/02/mank-screenplay-read-jack-fincher-script-netflix-movie-david-fincher-1234696675/https://www.moviemaker.com/david-fincher-perfectionism-is-a-term-thats-thrown-about-mostly-by-people-who-are-lazy/

    Drive My Car: The Language of Road Films

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 7:10 Transcription Available


    Exploring communication in Drive My Car (2021) directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsAwaiting an ArrivalI RecallReferences/Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_movie#:~:text=The%20road%20film%20is%20a,journey%20rather%20than%20the%20goal.https://www.filmsite.org/roadfilms.htmlhttps://people.southwestern.edu/~bednarb/road-movies/articles/morris.pdfhttps://www.cinematary.com/writing/2022/1/3/drive-my-car-2021-by-ryusuke-hamaguchi

    How Ricky Jay Tells a Trick | Video Essay

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 7:51 Transcription Available


    Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/cetuC4098R4Video essay exploring magician Ricky Jay's brilliant use of patter.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsPinkySources/References:https://blog.magicshop.co.uk/2014/05/effective-magicians-patter-different-types-patter-within-magic-tricks.html#:~:text=Magicians%20Patter%20is%20the%20name,one%20or%20more%20different%20purposeshttps://www.altaonline.com/dispatches/a4688/the-pledge-the-turn-the-prestige/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1993/04/05/secrets-of-the-magus

    The Cigarette is Cinema | Video Essay

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 3:33 Transcription Available


    Watch on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRH3c_wNUns Video Essay exploring cigarette cool in Rebel Without a Cause, The Maltese Falcon, Goodfellas, and many more. Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsDetailingSources/References:Video on Cigarettes in movies by PlumLite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUhVml6h7x8https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/8h4nx4/cigarette_smoking_in_film/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvcF_1dWsFc

    The Raven: How Poe Infused His Stories with Darkness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 9:24 Transcription Available


    Exploring mysticism, mystery, and the macabre in The Raven (1845) by Edgar Allan Poe.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsWhere it All HappenedEmmit SprakSixmileReferences/Sources:https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48860/the-ravenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5two65m1QEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-387NMCR6whttps://poemanalysis.com/edgar-allan-poe/the-raven/

    Euphoria: Afterglow

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 11:36 Transcription Available


    Exploring drug addiction, personal relationships, and fleeting happiness in Euphoria (2019).Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsLa Naranja BorrianaKovd LaskOur Only UpliftCobweb TransitLacrimose (Piano Solo)References/Sources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62FYNwd-8Jo&list=PLfgAd5NFB64sDbsFp3bl2AgmvJRoga7zx&index=1Woodworth, R. S. (1921). Psychology: A study of mental life. Henry Holt and Co. https://doi.org/10.1037/13976-000Phillips, E., Kersey, J. (1720). The New World of Words: Or, Universal English Dictionary. United Kingdom: J. Philips.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria#History_of_the_term

    Station Eleven: The World's a Stage

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 9:10 Transcription Available


    Exploring Shakespeare's influence, memory and trauma, and the cyclical nature of art in Station Eleven (2021).Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsScals DerbyTransit ChryslOther Music:Interpolation of Excursions (A Tribe Called Quest) References/Sources:https://shakespeareandbeyond.folger.edu/2021/12/21/station-eleven-shakespeare-artists-pandemic/https://shakespeareandbeyond.folger.edu/2021/08/27/speaking-what-we-feel-shakespeares-plague-plays/https://www.cbr.com/station-eleven-shakespeare-obsession-explained/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gTBdSyqzMIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoPIcBwR1vAhttps://www.mytutor.co.uk/answers/5913/GCSE/English-Literature/What-are-the-typical-recurring-themes-in-Shakespeare-s-plays/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/on-television/in-station-eleven-all-art-is-adaptationImage Source:https://media.wnyc.org/i/1600/900/l/80/2021/04/Shakespeare.png

    12 Angry Men: Powder Keg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 7:10 Transcription Available


    Exploring jury bias, hot tempers, and the value of human life in 12 Angry Men (1957) by Sidney Lumet.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot SessionsKrokJust Tuning UpCastillo Club MokaReferences/Sources:https://medium.com/cinemania/12-angry-men-review-and-analysis-92d513db8a03https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzwPNMiQFf8&list=PLfgAd5NFB64sDbsFp3bl2AgmvJRoga7zx&index=2https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-film-preservation-board/documents/12_angry_men.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLFeLV9QS-8&list=PLfgAd5NFB64sDbsFp3bl2AgmvJRoga7zx&index=3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Tm-7DvR2c

    The Dark Knight: Heroes Public and Private

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 10:32 Transcription Available


    Exploring the role of vigilantes, public and private heroes, and the people's faith that good will prevail in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight (2008).Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Minister Creek- Four Count- Rainday Textile- Slimheart (Clarinet Leader)

    Mind Theater Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 1:55


    Essays on television, film, and the arts, revealing what makes them so compelling. Presented by Ayo Akingbade. New episodes every other Monday.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Cran Ras

    The Sopranos: A Christopher Moltisanti Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 15:05


    Exploring mafia texts, identity crises , and character arcs in The Sopranos through it's series deuteragonist Christopher Moltisanti.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Snowcrop- Cold Summers- Rodney Skopes- Likin- Selena Leica

    The Suitcase: Samsonite Strong

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 12:50


    Exploring workplace power dynamics and emotional vulnerability in Mad Men Season 4 Episode 7 titled: The Suitcase.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Vernouillet- A Catalog of Seasons- Passing Station 7- As Dust Gathers- Ches Coreu

    What Remains of Edith Finch: Life is Strange (and Brief)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 7:58


    Exploring loose relationships to death,  generational curses, and the strange briefness of life in the 2017 narrative adventure game What Remains of Edith Finch  developed by Giant Sparrow.TW: This episode talks about death and briefly mentions suicide Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Rainday Textile- Slimheart (Wash Only)- Memeti

    Little Women: Autonomy and Authorship

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 15:47


    Exploring the March sisters' search for autonomy and authorship in the world of Greta  Gerwig's Little Women (2019).Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Silver Lanyard- Silver Lanyard (Clarinet Leader)- Pull Beyond Pull- Trivial Call

    Inside Llewyn Davis: The Ears of Strangers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 13:28


    Exploring tragedy, vagabonds, and the artistic expression of pain in The Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis.Trigger Warning: Mention of suicide, some cursing in clipsLinks:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Our Only Lark (Alternate Montuno Melody)- Cold Summers- Our Only Lark (Alternate Montuno Slow Spread)

    Physical: The Body Commodity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 12:54


    Exploring the world of 80s aerobics,  binge eating, and the body as a commodity in Annie Weisman's Apple TV+ show Physical.*Trigger Warning*: Episode covers topics of binge eatingLinks:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Neon Drip- Krok- Alum Drum Solo- Vela Vela- Arlan Vale- Copley Beat- So Go WeSynthwave Outro Song

    Thelma: Caged Bird

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 8:31


    Exploring religious guilt, loneliness, and repressed generational trauma in Joachim Trier's 2017 film Thelma.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Qi- Vela Vela- Frank and Poet- Cold Summer - Mineral Still

    The Green Knight: The Laws of Chivalry

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 13:56


    Exploring faith, the futility of mortal life, and the contradictory laws of chivalry in David Lowery's A24 film The Green Knight.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Tolls Folly- Awaiting an Arrival- Passing Station 7- Swell- Respite

    The North Water: Do No Harm

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 12:55


    Exploring animalism, healing, and our human connection to nature in The North Water.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Douglass Stairs- McKrary- Arlan Vale- Passing Station 7

    Whiplash: Suffer to Succeed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 11:54


    Exploring abuse in mentor mentee relationships, the tiring pursuit of perfection, and the apparent need to suffer in order to succeed in Damien Chazelle's 2014 film Whiplash.**Content Warning**:Cursing in some clips.  Mentions verbal, physical, and emotional abuse.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram and TwitterMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Calgary Sweeps- Chai Belltini- Laisse Valse- Dearborn

    The Eternal Applause

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 10:45


    *Content Warning*: Mentions Self-HarmExploring societal beauty standards, clarity from pain, and intellectual courage in an episode of the audio drama podcast The Long Hallway titled (This is My Cue) to Demateralize.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram and TwitterMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Gra Landsby- Rainday Textile- Four Count- Our Lament- Skrewsbury

    Pickpocket: The Tragic Thief

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 7:30


    Exploring the art of pickpocketing, the subtleties of subterfuge, and the tragedy of the thief in Robert Bresson's Pickpocket (1959).Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram and TwitterMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Cran Ras- Lowball- Chaunce Libertine- Intermezzo

    The Gernsback Continuum: Raygun Gothic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 7:33


    Exploring William Gibson's world of slipstream chrome and retro futuristic architecture in The Gernsback Continuum, a harrowing portrayal of the American tomorrow that never was.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram and TwitterMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Median Point- Cold Summers- Pastel de Nata

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