Category Archives: News

Film Matters is pleased to announce the launch of the Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship, honoring Masoud Yazdani, Chairman of Intellect, who died earlier this year.  We can think of no better tribute to Masoud, who … Continue reading →

Film Matters is pleased to announce that Francesca Alberigi is the winner of our April 2014 Caption Contest, analyzing a key moment from Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (New Line Cinema, 2002) — congratulations, Francesca! … Continue reading →

Film Matters is pleased to officially announce our new contest format — the caption contest.  Roughly each month, we will post a new frame to our Facebook page and invite our readers, fans, and friends alike to caption the frame.  … Continue reading →

It is with great sadness that Film Matters announces the death of Masoud Yazdani, chairman of Intellect – our publisher and dear friend.  It’s never easy to begin referring to someone in the past tense – particularly someone so full … Continue reading →

Film Matters is always on the lookout for guest editors — film instructors, bring the Film Matters experience to your undergraduates!  The editors-in-chief will mentor you through the process, sharing syllabi and assignments as needed.  And the end result is … Continue reading →

Film Matters is pleased to announce the release of issue 4.1, which includes the following peer-reviewed feature articles: Sub-Cultural Ethnography and the Case for Dogtown and Z-Boys by Christopher G. da Canha “Hearing” War Crimes: Affective Evocation of Violence and Political … Continue reading →

Film Matters is pleased to announce the release of FM 3.4, which includes the following peer-reviewed feature articles: Sergei Eisenstein and Montage: When Cultures Collide in Once Upon a Time in China II by Robyn Burley Man with a Movie … Continue reading →

Katrina Hargrave asks: “A simplified definition of a world view is a collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group. Since films are made by individuals and/or groups, for individuals and/or groups and are … Continue reading →

J. Frank Allman asks: “What is your favorite holiday movie growing up and do you still watch it when that holiday comes around?” Curator Biography J. Frank Allman is a UNCW film student currently interning at Quiver Distribution in LA, … Continue reading →

Jason Zim asks: “What would we like to see from found footage in the future? Where will it go? Would we like something other than a horror film?” Curator Biography Jason Zim is a film studies major at University of … Continue reading →