ISSN 1717-9559
Essays
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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.
2.
An analysis of Eisenstein's most abstract montage type, 'intellectual montage.'
3.
A review of Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain tracing the film's literary roots in Allegory, Romanticism and Epic poetry.
4.
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.
5.
A reflection on the state of the film canon vis-a-vis film critic/filmmaker Paul Schrader.
6.
An essay on Hakan Sahin's first two features, Mirror and Snow, studies on the psychological effects of living in geographical isolation.
7.
An analysis of the representation of the disabled across the broad spectrum of fantastic cinemas.
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A review essay of Dai Sijie's France-China production of Sijie's own novel, set during China's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). Author Garrett analyzes (among other elements) how, during one of the darkest periods in China's cultural history, great art (much of it destroyed as part of the 're-education' program) survived through the perseverance of the human spirit.
9.
A philosophical analysis of Catherine Breillat's controversial Anatomy of Hell.
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An in-depth analysis of the representation of women in contemporary Iranian cinema.
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This essay examines Mohsen Makhmalbaf's intertextual use of Rumi's famous poem The Three Fish in his early third phase film, Time of Love.
12.
A review essay of two books celebrating the varied contributions of African-American 'imagemakers' in its broadest sense (filmmakers, actors, writers, artists).
13.
A trans-gendered analysis of Hitchcock's Marnie.
14.
A discussion on the finer points of the interpretative process and how film's can 'make' meaning, with Todd Haynes' Far From Heaven as the case study film.
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A book review of Richard A. Gilmore’s Doing Philosophy at the Movies, which looks at, The Searchers, The Usual Suspects, Vertigo, Fargo, Crimes and Misdemeanors, The Terminator, 12 Monkeys, Trainspotting, Night of the Living Dead, and The Matrix.
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