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Maria Mutka, Author of FM 12.1 (2021) Article “’To Begin on Again’: A Study of Early Cinema’s Unique Influence on Modernist Literature”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Maria Mutka: My article is a brief study and overview of an emerging field of cinema-literature cross sectional studies. The article argues that famous modernist … Continue reading
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FM 12.1 (2021) Now Out!
Film Matters is pleased to announce the release of FM 12.1, the first issue of 2021. In this issue, you will find the following peer-reviewed feature articles: Slow Motion in the Age of Intensified Continuity by Cameron Detig From Lotte Reiniger … Continue reading
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Introducing Our 2021 Masoud Yazdani Award Judges
Judging has begun for the 2021 Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship. Articles under consideration are from the following fine institutions: North Carolina State University Queen Mary University of London Rhode Island College Stanford University University of … Continue reading
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Sam Lawson, Author of FM 11.3 (2020) Article “‘Deviant’ Psychosis: An Exploration of the Production and Consumption of Queer and Transgender Women in the Films of Brian De Palma”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Sam Lawson: I have consistently found myself drawn to the analysis of LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream media; as such, my article was a result of … Continue reading
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Stephen King – Dollar Baby: The Book (BearManor Media). Reviewed by Constantine Frangos
One evening after a full day of work, with four tables pushed together at a café in 2013, I first heard of the Stephen King Dollar Babies program during a precursory meeting which would lead to a film festival that … Continue reading
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Ron Ma, Author of FM 11.3 (2020) Article “In Defense of What? The Battle Between Netflix and the Cannes Film Festival”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. RM: My article examines the controversy between Netflix and the Cannes Film Festival. In 2017, Cannes announced that it would ban films not released in … Continue reading
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Red Balloon Motif Analysis. By Logan Wells
The red balloon has found its way into films of different styles, genres, and eras. It is an image that evokes feelings of hope, imagination, and childlike wonder. Innocent and free from concern, it has been notably present ever since … Continue reading
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The Rock (1996). Reviewed by Yaakov “Jacob” Smith
It would be an understatement to call Michael Bay a punching bag for film critics around the world. Mention of his name has become code, even among the casual moviegoing public, for “bad movie.” This reputation, however, is unfounded. In … Continue reading
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ALERT: Call for Video Essays
To all our video essay authors submitting to our recent call for video essays that closed on August 15, 2021: A major miscommunication — compounded by the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic — has led to a misprint in the … Continue reading
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Mise-en-Scene Scrapbook: But I’m a Cheerleader. By Tessa Throneburg
But I’m a Cheerleader (1999) is a satirical rom-com directed by Jamie Babbit and starring Natasha Lyonne as the film’s protagonist Megan, a closeted cheerleader. Megan is sent to a conversion therapy camp by her friends, family, and boyfriend after … Continue reading
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