Category Archives: Interviews
Saveria Amicucci, Author of FM 13.2 (2022) Article “Brechtian Orality in The Journals of Knud Rasmussen”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Saveria Amicucci: I’m a big fan of Zacharias Kunuk, and my article began as my attempt to articulate what drew me to his films. I … Continue reading
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Dream Projects Unveiled: An Interview with Author Yehuda Moraly. By Alexis Johnson
Alexis Johnson: Please tell us about your latest book in your own words. Yehuda Moraly: The idea for writing my book Dream Projects in Theatre Novels and Films: The Works of Paul Claudel, Jean Genet and Federico Fellini (Liverpool University … Continue reading
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Aatika Fareed, Author of FM 13.1 (2022) Article “Western Modernism and the Fetishization of the Hijab: Deconstructing the Movie Hala”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Aatika Fareed: Minhal Baig’s Hala is a coming-of-age film revolving around the life of the protagonist Hala who is grappling with a lot of emotions … Continue reading
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Abhiraj Goswami and Oishika Basak, Authors of FM 13.1 (2022) Article “Chicken Soup for the Postmodern Soul: Philosophizing Spike Jonze’s Her Through the Lens of Evolving Modernity”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Abhiraj Goswami + Oishika Basak: The article that is being published is called “Chicken Soup for the Postmodern Soul: Philosophizing Spike Jonze’s Her Through the … Continue reading
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Giulia Tronconi, Author of FM 13.1 (2022) Article “Ethical Criticism and There Will Be Blood: Autonomism, Moralism, and Immoralist Perspectives”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Giulia Tronconi: Originally, I wrote the essay as coursework for an undergraduate module named Film Aesthetics: in fact, the article deals with issues of aesthetic … Continue reading
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Interview with Paula Broussard and Lisa Royère. By Holland Elana
Holland Elana: How did your initial analysis of Eleanor’s filmography in 1974 and your subsequent friendship with her in 1975 intersect and influence each other? Could you describe how the personal connection you developed through your friendship contributed to your … Continue reading
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Interview with Joshua Heter and Richard Greene. By Holland Elana
Holland Elana: What was the nature of the initial conversation that sparked the idea to embark on writing a book about The Godfather? Could you provide insights into the early discussions that laid the foundation for this project? Joshua Heter … Continue reading
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Sophie Barbour, Author of FM 13.1 (2022) Article “Divines and the Constructed Self”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Sophie Barbour: My article looks at a character named Dounia from the film Divines and attempts to further other academic discussions of her gender identity—or … Continue reading
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Drew Meinecke, Author of FM 13.1 (2022) Article “The Paradise Theater (1941–1951): African American Movie Palaces and the 1943 Racial Uprising in Detroit”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Drew Meinecke: My article is about the Paradise Theater in Detroit, which existed between 1941 and 1951. It was opened initially as a mixed, or … Continue reading
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Dylan O’Connell, Author of FM 13.1 (2022) Article “Nagisa Ōshima’s Essayistic Exploration of Japan’s ‘Korean Problem’”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Dylan O’Connell: “Nagisa Ōshima’s Essayistic Exploration of Japan’s ‘Korean Problem’” analyzes four films by Japanese filmmaker Nagisa Ōshima: Forgotten Soldiers (1963), Diary of Yunbogi (1965), … Continue reading
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