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Uncut Gems (2019). Reviewed by Amanda Coates
We are close to the end of Uncut Gems. Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) has convinced basketball player Kevin Garnett to purchase a sacred black opal that Howard himself acquired from Ethiopia. This gem will not only settle Howard’s never-ending debts, … Continue reading
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Sean Carson, Author of FM 10.1 (2019) Article “Film Noir Heroes and the American Dream: Examining Contradictions in American Ideology through Fred Zinnemann’s Act of Violence”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Sean Carson: My article is an analysis of the spectrum of film noir heroes as depicted in Fred Zinnemann’s Act of Violence. I argue the film … Continue reading
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First Man: Walking on the Moon and Other Worldly Musings. Reviewed by Luke Batten
“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” –Neil Armstrong History has been defined by the scope of our scientific achievements–and the advances we have made in space exploration are no exception. First Man (2018) maintains … Continue reading
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Film Analysis of Horses of God (2012). By Orville Scott
On a cool spring night on May 16, 2003, five minutes before 10pm, the people of Casablanca — the bustling cultural port city of Morocco located in northwestern Africa — experienced one of their most memorable moments: moments of pain, … Continue reading
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Grace Wallace, Author of FM 10.1 (2019) Article “’Movies Are Supposed to Move, Stupid’: Examining Movement in Chris Marker’s La Jetée”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Grace Wallace: When we screened La Jetée in our senior seminar, I was struck by its simplicity and, despite this, its capacity to so accurately … Continue reading
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Nashuyuan Serenity Wang, Author of FM 10.1 (2019) Article “Filmic Architect or Architectural Filmmaker?: Examining the Relationship Between Space and Cinema in the Work of Michelangelo Antonioni”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Nashuyuan Serenity Wang: Michelangelo Antonioni is a director who is known for his distinctive visual style and his articulation of landscape, architecture, and cinematic space … Continue reading
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Netuser, a Short Film Starring Denis O’Hare, Launches Limited Free Online Release
Big Universe Adventures Productions will offer a limited streaming release of Eric Rosen’s short film Netuser. Tony Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Denis O’Hare plays Peter Sardovski, an activist whose life unravels when a nightmare about political violence turns … Continue reading
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Open Call for Papers 12.1
Film Matters is officially announcing our open call for papers from undergraduates and recent graduates for consideration in issue 12.1 (2021). The deadline is September 1, 2020. Film Matters has officially adopted MLA 8th edition style (and is moving away from 7th edition guidelines) — … Continue reading
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A Word Away, Directed by Mollie Moore
Cosmo, originally from South Sudan seeks help from a childhood friend “Moon,” a poet. Having lived over a decade in Maine, USA, after having to flee his home country, he attempts to tell his story for the first time through … Continue reading
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Recent Discoveries in Turkish Cinema: Serdar Akar’s Gemide. Reviewed by Mina Radovic
Gemide (On Board) is a Turkish film made by Serdar Akar in 1998. Following four rather repulsive men who, on their break from transporting goods on a large freighter ship, take a night off in Istanbul and, after a brawl, … Continue reading
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