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Alice Alonso Limongi, Author of FM 15.3 (2024) Article “Contradictions in Metal: A Comparative Analysis of Sound of Metal (2019)”
Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Alice Alonso Limongi: My article is called “Contradictions in Metal: a comparative analysis of Sound of Metal (2019).” It presents two ways of analyzing the … Continue reading
FM 15.3 (2024) Now Out!
Film Matters is pleased to announce the TOC of our latest issue, FM 15.3 (the final issue of 2024), which includes the following peer-reviewed features: A robust book review section! A timely film review: And these DVD/Blu-ray reviews: Congrats to … Continue reading
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