Laura Dern was kicked out of school for filming 'Blue Velvet'

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Laura Dern's College Forced Her to Drop Out Over 'Blue Velvet' and Called Her 'Insane' for Giving Up Her Education; Now the School Teaches the Film: 'Pisses Me Off' https://t.co/a2njZxHEBQ
- Variety (@Variety) July 24, 2024

• Laura Dern was attending UCLA when she auditioned for Blue Velvet and landed the role
• She asked the head of the department for a

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[tigermilk]

1. I love Laura Dern
2. I kind of miss college and writing really Serious Papers about movies and like, how the lighting in the diner scene is a commentary on post-WWII Europe and individual sense of self or whatever

[lamppost1911]

1. Agreed

2. Same but I was not so deep and eloquent but still received A's on my papers/projects. I actually received an A+ once which I didn't think was a thing in college. I remember one I received a C+ but the way they wrote it on my paper (showing my age) it looked like a G so my friends joked that it was a G for GRRRREEEEEEAT. The professor overheard us and asked me to stay after and said he felt bad giving me that grade because he usually looks forward to my writing because I always showed so much enthusiasm but I obv didn't care for the paper topic.

All that to say, I miss being bright eyed and excited about things.

[iznanassi]

2. is why i joined the naruto fandom online lmfao

[my_moloko]

2. I miss those essays too! Deep readings of so many texts, analyzing details, looking at patterns and meanings. Siiiiigh.

[theylezharold]

I could not relate more to these, esp #2!

[pepsi_twist9]

You could start blogging or write for Medium and maybe make money off of it?

I will have PowerPoint parties with my friends and encourage any and all topics. We get some in depth stuff

[mad_devilry]

You could still do the second. Just join Tumblr. Lol. I love their meta analysis posts but the quality has gone down lol. The younger fans definitely lack the in depth analysis and media literacy skills that the old Tumblr crowd had at their age, if that makes sense.