Category Archives: Interviews
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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Jacqueline Brady, Author of FM 13.1 (2022) Article “Reflexivity, Third Space, and Representation: Radical Reimaginings of the Banlieue in Swagger (2016)”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Jacqueline Brady: My article is about Olivier Babinet’s 2016 film Swagger and explores how the film challenges reductive cinematic and media representations of the French … Continue reading
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Francesca Iucci, Author of FM 13.1 (2022) Article “’I’m Learning to Smoke Now’: The Evolution of Cigarettes in Orson Welles’s The Lady from Shanghai”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Francesca Iucci: My article explores the symbolic role cigarettes take in Orson Welles’s The Lady from Shanghai. Ever since watching the film, I was struck … Continue reading
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Taylor Floyd, Author of FM 13.1 (2022) Article “Aesthetics in Claymation: An Exploration of Adam Elliot”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Taylor Floyd: My article explores the core aspects of how the unique elements of clay molding impact the genre of claymation. This exploration was conducted … Continue reading
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Jack Zornado, Author of FM 13.1 (2022) Article “Hitchcock and the Internalization of Soviet Sound Theory”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Jack Zornado: This article is focused on Alfred Hitchcock’s use of sound and how he evolved as an experimental filmmaker, unafraid to experiment with new … Continue reading
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Hannah Vliet, Author of FM 12.3 (2021) Article “White Saviors Get Gold Trophies: Colorblind Racism and Film Award Culture”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Hannah Vliet: “White Saviors Get Gold Trophies: Colorblind Racism and Film Award Culture” analyzes the cultural “text” of Green Book’s Best Picture acceptance speech at … Continue reading
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