ISSN 1717-9559
Essays
1.
Robert Robertson continues his research into previously untapped intellectual/philosophical strains in the work (film and theory) of Sergei Eisenstein, looking at parallels to the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
2.
Author Krystle Doromal compares the on/off-screen personas of two Asian American actresses from different eras, Ann May Wong and Lucy Lui. Doromal argues that, while being typecast, these two actresses have also challenged the sterotypical images of Asian Americans in their own different ways.
3.
A close textual analysis of Elie Suleiman’s Chronicle of a Disappearance which demonstrates how the director's understanding of form informs the complex political landscape of the everyday Palestinian experience.
4.
An theoretical analysis of what makes the cult film fan tick, from a psychoanalytical standpoint.
5.
A tribute to the Hammer great Freddie Francis, cinematographer par excellence and director of countless horror films, including the film given extensive analysis here, The Creeping Flesh.
6.
An in-depth analysis of David Lynch's animated series Dumbland that convincingly argues for its likeness to Dadiast art and Absurdist drama.
7.
An historical contextualisation of Santiago Álvarez' bold political/experimental short films.
8.
A comparative analysis between the styles of Robert Bresson and Sergio Leone.
9.
An analysis of how cinematic 'space' can include geographical, physical properties of city landscapes, with a special emphasis on how Los Angeles informs the meaning of Fight Club and Collateral, and Athens in Delivery.
10.
An analysis of Eisenstein's most abstract montage type, 'intellectual montage.'
11.
A review of Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain tracing the film's literary roots in Allegory, Romanticism and Epic poetry.
12.
An exploration of the wild and diverse world of internet cinema, including films made specifically for the internet and those which find a second home (and wind) on the WWW.
13.
A reflection on the state of the film canon vis-a-vis film critic/filmmaker Paul Schrader.
14.
An essay on Hakan Sahin's first two features, Mirror and Snow, studies on the psychological effects of living in geographical isolation.
15.
An analysis of the representation of the disabled across the broad spectrum of fantastic cinemas.
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