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Ruby Ellen Hubbard, Author of FM 14.1 (2023) Article “How Does the Representation of Psychosis in Joker (2019) Provide Stereotypes That Affect Society’s Attitude Toward Mental Illness?”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Ruby Ellen Hubbard: Verification of who we are and where we come from in films can be useful. However, for people who cope daily with … Continue reading
Gabrielle Lamb, Author of FM 14.1 (2023) Article “Camp Cinema and the Queer Experience”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Gabrielle Lamb: “Camp Cinema and the Queer Experience” talks about just that: the art form of camp and how it relates to the queer community. … Continue reading
Interview with Stephen Lee Naish, Author of Music and Sound in the Films of Dennis Hopper. By Sophia Fuller
Sophia Fuller: Tell us a little about yourself; what got you into writing? Stephen Lee Naish: I studied film and media way back in the late 1990s and early 2000s in the city of Leicester, UK, where I grew up. … Continue reading
Tillie Quattrone, Author of FM 14.1 (2023) Article “‘You know how the game goes, Baby’: Exploring Intersections of Power in Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Tillie Quattrone: My article investigates overlapping manifestations of power and masculinity in one of the pioneering Blaxploitation films, Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (Melvin Van Peebles, … Continue reading
Leave Her to Heaven (1945). Reviewed by Stella Sosa Wallace
Leave Her to Heaven (1945) is a film classified by IMDb as a drama/thriller and it does not fall short of displaying the qualities of this genre beautifully. The film stands as a great example of cinematic storytelling, where every … Continue reading
Lone Star (1996). Reviewed by Hannah Robinson
Lone Star (1996) is a western mystery that takes place in a Texas town where secrets have been kept for many years until, one day, a body is uncovered, and the truth begins to unravel. The movie focuses on a … Continue reading
CFP 16.2: “The Body”
Film Matters announces Chapman University’s CFP 16.2 for their fifth special issue on the theme of “The Body.” Submissions from undergraduates and recent graduates are encouraged for consideration in issue 16.2 (2025). The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2025. As a reminder, Film … Continue reading
Onibaba (1964). Reviewed by Austin Rambo
Figure 1, from the start of the 1964 horror film, Onibaba, depicts an unnamed murdered samurai as he is thrown into his grave in a low-angle view. He is stripped of his clothing by the older woman and younger woman, … Continue reading
FM 14.1 (2023) Out!
Film Matters is happy to highlight the TOC of FM 14.1, our first issue of 2023, which includes the following peer-reviewed features: A robust book review section!: Two film reviews: And the following DVD/Blu-ray reviews: For more information about this … Continue reading
Announcing the 2023 Film Matters Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship Honorees
Film Matters is thrilled to reveal the winner of the ninth annual Masoud Yazdani Award: Cole Clark for his FM 13.2 (2022) article, “Afraid to Live, Afraid to Die: Sources of Anxiety in She Dies Tomorrow.” Cole is a graduate student at … Continue reading