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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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FM 13.1 (2022) Now Out!

Film Matters is pleased to announce officially the release of the first 2022 issue, FM 13.1, edited by the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) and featuring dossiers guest edited by Mina Radovic (Goldsmiths University of London, UK) and Tom Ue (Dalhousie … 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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Building a Scottish Platform for International Filmmakers: A Review of the St Andrews Film Festival 2021. By Ash Johann

The St Andrews Film Festival (SAFF), which took place 22-28 November 2021, celebrated its third year with a wide array of international films. Born in 2018 through the University’s Filmmakers’ Society, SAFF has become a charity committed to raising the … Continue reading

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Georgina Beeby, Author of FM 12.3 (2021) Article “Examining the Function of Pretrauma Cinema, WALL-E and the Warning for Our Future”

Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Georgina Beeby: This article is about pretrauma cinema in relation to the film WALL-E. It explores E. Ann Kaplan’s proposal of pretrauma as a subgenre … Continue reading

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Reid Anderson, Author of FM 12.3 (2021) Article “Cult Victim Turned Cult Star: The Hyperreal Image of Sharon Tate”

Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Reid Anderson: In this article, I aim to provide context to and shed light on not only the career and star image of Sharon Tate … Continue reading

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Leo Nelki Göpfert, Author of FM 12.3 (2021) Article “Makavejev’s Neo-Documentarism”

Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Leo Nelki Göpfert: This is an article analyzing the film WR: Mysteries of the Organism by Dusan Makavejev through the lens of a totally different … Continue reading

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Emily Nighman, Author of FM 12.3 (2021) Article “Orientalist Stereotypes and Transnational Feminisms in Disney’s 1998 and 2020 Mulan

Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Emily Nighman: This article compares Disney’s original 1998 animated film, Mulan, and the 2020 live-action remake to examine the negative and positive treatment of Chinese/American … Continue reading

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Dimes Square Offline: My Experience with www.RachelOrmont.com. By Natasha Piner

In early 2022, I am aware of everyone else who seems to be online just the same amount as I am, so I recognize there is a trend in the content I am consuming. There is an online scene managed … Continue reading

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Amanda Coates, Author of FM 12.3 (2021) Article “Gregg Araki and Queer Asian American Empowerment in the Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy”

Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Amanda Coates: My article explores Gregg Araki’s cult trilogy (dubbed the Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy), featuring the films Totally Fucked Up, The Doom Generation, and Nowhere. … Continue reading

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