Category Archives: Interviews
Florian Zitzelsberger, Author of FM 9.3 (2018) Article “A Recipe to Self-Made Womanhood? Nora Ephron’s Julie & Julia, Domesticity, and Gender”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Florian Zitzelsberger: The article focuses on aspects of domesticity and gender in the film Julie & Julia by director Nora Ephron. I have loved this … Continue reading
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Zachary Goldstein, Author of FM 9.3 (2018) Article “Stephen Gaghan’s Syriana: A Challenge to Hollywood Orientalism”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Zachary Goldstein: This article utilizes Stephen Gaghin’s film Syriana as a lens through which to analyze larger trends of Islamophobia and Orientalism in Hollywood film.
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Interview with Vikkramm Chandirramani. By Miranda Sprouse
Love triangles are never easy – especially when there’s a murder involved. The Perfect Murder (Chandirramani, 2019) tells the story of Kabir (Rohan Gandotra), his wife Neha (Samvedna Suwalka), and his lover Carol (Niharica Raizada). I recently had the pleasure … Continue reading
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James Doyle, Author of FM 9.3 (2018) Article “‘A Real Human Being & a Real Hero’: Masculinity, Liminality, & Design in Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. James Doyle: My article is a study of the precise image of masculinity that is portrayed in Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2011), and of how … Continue reading
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Interview with Nirav Bhakta and Gayatri Bajpai. By Miranda Sprouse
Halwa (Bhakta, Bajpai, 2018) is the story of Sujata (played by Vee Kumari) as she reaches out to an old friend over social media following the death of her friend’s spouse. I had the chance to interview the co-directors, -editors, … Continue reading
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Matthew Cohen, Author of FM 9.2 (2018) Article “Gorehounds: Reconsidering the Study of Splatter Narrativity”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Matthew Cohen: “Gorehounds: Reconsidering the Study of Splatter Narrativity” attempts to activate a field of splatter studies through the application of narratology to gore films. … Continue reading
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Interview with Eli Hershko. By Miranda Sprouse
Sexual assault is an incredibly dark topic that many tend to avoid as much as possible. Others, however, want to bring more awareness. Fairytale (Hershko, 2019) follows the story of Verity (played by Verity East), a young girl who finds … Continue reading
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Lauren Ekene Nwenwu, Author of FM 9.2 (2018) Article “Mixed-Race Identity, Ambiguity, and Displacement in The Girl with Brains in Her Feet: The Complex Underrepresented Nature of Mixed-Race Identity in Nineties British Cinema”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Lauren Ekene Nwenwu: My article is on how (black/white) mixed-race identity is represented in contemporary British films as existing outside the limiting, socially constructed paradigms of … Continue reading
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Interview with Leigh Smith and Jesse Everett. By Miranda Sprouse
Sacrifice (Maguire, 2018) captures the love story between James (Leigh Smith) and Blake (Jesse Everett) as Blake prepares for his next military assignment. When the story takes an unexpected turn, it becomes clear how even in the darkest times, we … Continue reading
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Shaye Guillory, Author of FM 9.2 (2018) Article “Budget Sex: The Neglected Perspective of Youth in Contemporary Cinema”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Shaye Guillory: “Budget Sex: The Neglected Perspective of Youth in Contemporary Cinema” assesses the representation of youth sexual relations in films released between the 2000s … Continue reading
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