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...Ramallah has fueled a major revival, since last year, of the cultural capital of Palestine - and is transforming Palestinian art in the process. While most Palestinian towns remain as ghostly quiet as they were during the curfews of the intifadeh, Ramallah has a lively nightlife, new theaters, a cinema and a flourishing music scene. "When people come to Ramallah, they taste culture," says Munther Jawabreh, 29, an artist from a refugee camp near Hebron. "Instead of the Israeli occupation, they can think about beauty." In Ramallah, there's plenty to think about these days. Since Palestinian leaders announced a halt...
...applause…from a specially invited crowd of ministers and church leaders,” according to the Chicago Sun-Times.According to Professor Jason W. Stevens, who teaches English 197, “Religion and American Film,” Biblical themes have been present in the American cinema since the silent era. However, in the past, these movies either aimed for a broad audience or were “movies by the faithful made for the faithful” with a limited distribution. The phenomenon of explicit Christian media in mass culture and of marketing that specifically targets Christians...
...under construction for several decades, was finally cemented last year. At one point Harvard, like many other established universities, struggled to accept film as a credible academic pursuit. Now, however, the university officially recognizes the value of what Timothy Corrigan, the University of Pennsylvania’s Director of Cinema Studies, calls in an e-mail “a central cultural and intellectual force in society.” The formerly avant-garde field is evolving into a downright standard presence at major schools, and the departments boast distinguished faculty, modern facilities, and filled-to-capacity courses.VES Professor...
...don’t approach these assignments with a theoretical background in how to see the world, so the journals become exercises in camera operation rather than critical seeing.”Professor Stilgoe believes that Environmental Studies has a general relevance that extends beyond the realm of cinema and studio art. He describes the ways in which lack of insight into the environment makes the unwary vulnerable to manipulation: “People who don’t critically engage their surroundings are easily manipulated. For instance, in casinos new money scent is pumped into the air to subconsciously...
With more than 100 boutiques worldwide and over 2,000 employees, Dolce & Gabbana S..r.l. has become a global fashion powerhouse. To prove it, the boys recently bought and renovated the Metropol, a former cinema in Milan that will serve as their show space and a sort of epicenter to the empire. An empire that still makes more than 58% of its revenue from ready-to-wear at a time when most luxury fashion brands make up to 80% of their profits from leather goods...