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Endless Love. A film-title poem by Katie Arce
ElementalEntergalacticEternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindEnchantedEver After Author Biography Katie Arce is currently completing her senior year at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in film studies with a minor in business. After graduating, … Continue reading
Interview with Professor Tom Gunning. By Dason Fuller
I had the opportunity to meet with Professor Tom Gunning—author of The Cinema of Attractions and the forthcoming anthology The Attractions of the Moving Image: Essays on History, Theory, and the Avant-Garde—over Zoom. We had an intriguing conversation on his … Continue reading
Once Upon a Time in America. A film-title poem by Eva Ruggerio
Insidious Civil WarUnstoppable Revolver Untamed Women RunThe Innocents ScreamA Time to Kill Ordinary People For a Few Dollars More All the President’s Men Smile You’re Next Don’t Look UpDon’t BreatheDon’t Blink Final Destination Can’t Hardly Wait Author Biography Eva Ruggerio is … Continue reading
You, Me, She, Her, We, Us. A film-title poem by Eli Spizzo
PersonaCeline and Julie Go Boating3 WomenMulholland DriveMay December Author Biography Eli Spizzo is a senior at the University of North Carolina Wilmington with a focus on experimental, avant-garde, and expanded cinema.
Illusion. A film-title poem by Alyssa Faylin Pope
Now You See Me:Candy, Cinderella, Corpse Bride.Now You See Me 2:Solo, Sunchaser, Starstruck.Now You See Me 3:The Princess Bride, The NeverEnding Story, The Notebook. Author Biography Alyssa Faylin Pope is a junior at the University of North Carolina Wilmingtion. She … Continue reading
Life, Interrupted. A film-title poem by Kloe Kelly
Dazed and ConfusedEverything Everywhere All at OnceI Care a Lot, Inside OutSplit, Hidden FiguresGirl, Interrupted Author Biography Kloe Kelly is a senior at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, graduating in Spring 2025 with a Bachelor of Film Studies. She … Continue reading
Yixuan Ma, Author of FM 15.2 (2024) Article “Parasite: The Microcosm of Power Chasm Under the Hypercapitalism Paradigm”
Film Matters: What research and/or methodologies do you incorporate in your article? Yixuan Ma: In my article, I employ a combination of qualitative research methods and critical analysis. I draw upon existing literature on hypercapitalism, South Korean society, and film … Continue reading
Ciara Whelan, Author of FM 15.2 (2024) Article “Hybridized and Hyphenated Ethnic American Identity in Rocky IV: The Ordinary Whiteness of the American Action Hero in Reagan-Era Cinema”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Ciara Whelan: My article is analyzing and evaluating the ethnic whiteness represented in Rocky IV (1985). This film is selected as an apt example of … Continue reading
Vanessa Anzola Castellanos, Author of FM 15.2 (2024) Article “Marta Rodríguez: When Cinema Unleashes Social Change and Serves as a Historic Archive”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Vanessa Anzola Castellanos: My article is about the Colombian documentarist Marta Rodríguez; she is one of the first documentary filmmakers in Colombia and her work … Continue reading
Online CFP: “Flash Essays on Why Film Matters Now, or Hot Takes on Hot Takes”
On behalf of the Georgia Tech Online Editorial Board, Film Matters is happy to announce a new CFP–“Flash Essays on Why Film Matters Now, or Hot Takes on Hot Takes”–from current undergraduates and recently graduated undergraduates for consideration in a special … Continue reading