Talking Technophobia in Film Kevin Vachna

It’s time to grab your hover chair and practice your best rendition of “Hello Dolly”. This December on “Talking Technophobia in Film,” we conclude our Third Season and year-long discussion of “Monsters & Mad Men” with Disney’s 2008 Pixar comedy, WALL-E.

The class will touch upon the human ingenuity, environmentalism, and the responsibility of creator to creation. Some themes will include “Malfunction” “Old vs. New,” and the “Redemptive Power of Love”.



Check out the class on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVuQrea7Ky2Umt5c7ESDLiw

It’s time to grab your TV guide and brush up on your First Generation Reality TV. This September on “Talking Technophobia in Film,” we continue our Third Season and year-long discussion of “Monsters & Mad Men” with the 1998 drama/comedy, THE TRUMAN SHOW. In this class, we touched upon the Eugenics, TV Ethics, and the responsibility of the creator to its creation. Some themes will include “All the World’s a Stage” “Social Media,” and we’ll contemplate the final message of the film’s ending. Class was held  at MADE Art Studio in Mamaroneck

"I was not pure. the teleporter insists on inner purity"  For this season theme of Monsters and Mad Man we will discuss David Croneberg's 1986,  "The Fly."  We focus on Technology of teleportation, body horror & a health crisis,  the mad scientist as a magician, and the message and morality.

“Where should we be if nobody tried to find out what lies beyond?“

It’s time to grab your torches and brush up on your parenting skills.  This March  on “Talking Technophobia in Film,” we begin our Third Season and year-long discussion of “Monsters & Made” in several iconic films.

So rob some graves, lock yourself in a secluded lab, ignore your loved ones, and, most of all, be careful not to drop that brain! We turn our attention to the original 1931 horror classic, FRANKENSTEIN.

We will touch upon the Eugenics, Scientific Ethics, and the responsibility of the creator to its creation.   Some themes will include “It’s the Doctor, NOT the Monster, Right? WRONG!” “Modern Mythology,” and we’ll contemplate the final message of the film’s ending.

So, raise a glass for a son to the House of Frankenstein!





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“HAL, open the bay doors.”  

It’s time to strap on your space suit and replace the alpha-echo-three-five unit.  This December on “Talking Technophobia in Film,” we conclude our Second Season and year-long discussion of the cultural significance of Stanley Kubrick’s famous films.  

So rehearse your best rendition of the “Daisy,” travel from the dawn of man, to a moon base on Clavius, and find out what lies past Jupiter and beyond.  We turn our attention to Stanley Kubrick's 1968 Sci-Fi masterpiece, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. 

We will touch upon the Artificial Intelligence, the approaching Alien Apocalypse, and the clandestine politics of Space.   Some themes will include “human ingenuity,” “conflict theory,” its implications for the future,” and I’ll finally entertain any moon-landing conspiracies you’ve been itching to share.

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Visit the Website for more info: lmcmedia.org/services/classes/

“HAL, open the bay doors.”   It’s time to strap on your space suit and replace the alpha-echo-three-five unit.  This December on “Talking Technophobia in Film,” we conclude our Second Season and year-long discussion of the cultural significance of Stanley Kubrick’s famous films.   We turn our attention to Stanley Kubrick's 1968 Sci-Fi masterpiece, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.  

Follow Professor Movies on Instagram: @professormovies 

Visit the Website for more info: https://lmcmedia.org/services/classes/