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Influential Women in the Arts: Liz Whittaker

An interview with Liz Whittaker, intimacy director and coordinator, for Women’s History Month 2024

Favorite Father-Daughter Shows/Movies

I’m a couple of days late, but I wanted to share a list of my favorite father-daughter movies and tv shows for Father’s Day. I hope everyone had a wonderful day on Saturday celebrating the father figure in their life.

In the Heights: Let’s Talk About Colorism and Representation

Walking out of the theater with tears dried on my cheeks and mask I thought I’d never seen a more beautiful film. Then the critic reviews and tweets started rolling in.

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Favorite Mother-Daughter Shows/Movies

It’s been a while since I’ve done a favorites list so in honor of one of my favorite people (my mama) and Mother’s Day, here are some of my mother-daughter favorites.

Content and Trigger Warning Guides (CTWG) Conclusion

I still believe that all artists have a right to make the art that they want without forced censorship. I believe that forced censorship is dangerous to the arts industry, but everyone who views art should be allowed to pass over their triggers and content that is harmful to them without having to explain themselves. I hope people continue to find the posted guides helpful and someday in the future we may begin writing guides again.

How Do You Find Love that Wasn’t Lost: The Muppet Christmas Carol Confusion

For as long as I can remember my family has had the tradition on Christmas Eve to watch The Muppet Christmas Carol. Every year we would turn on the movie to the theatrical version, about halfway through we would stop the movie and switch to the full screen version for a couple minutes, and then go right back to the theatrical version. What? Who switches the version of the movie halfway through just to switch back? Well, we did because the version that we wanted to watch is missing a very important couple of minutes.

Content and Trigger Warning Guide: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

This guide was completed by Mackenzie Marrow, a Content Reviewer in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Content and Trigger Warning Guide: Anna and the Apocalypse

This guide was completed by Robby Moore, a film lover/critic in Pleasant Grove, Utah.

Content and Trigger Warning Guide: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

This guide was completed by John Morgan, a film student at University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

Content and Trigger Warning Guide: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

This guide was completed by Mackenzie Marrow, a Content Reviewer in Lincoln, Nebraska.