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Simple Plane Love. My Film Festival by Felix Carlson
Film festivals are fun. When I attend them, I appreciate the “festive” aspect; some feel like weekend holidays for filmmakers and film lovers. Films are also one of the most effective tools in generating wonderment and flights of fancy. For … Continue reading
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The Disaster Artist (2017). Reviewed by Jason Husak
When James Franco brought Tommy Wiseau up on stage to accept the Golden Globe for best actor in a musical or comedy, the circle for the cult film The Room had finally been completed. A cultural phenomenon since its initial … Continue reading
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Announcing Open Call for Papers 10.3
Film Matters is officially announcing our open call for papers for consideration in issue 10.3 (2019) — the deadline is September 1, 2018. Film Matters has officially adopted MLA 8th edition style (and is moving away from 7th edition guidelines) — so please … Continue reading
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The Makings of a Salesman’s Death: The Salesman (2016). Reviewed by Elham Shabani
The Salesman is the story of a play that outplays a play. Asghar Farhadi’s postmodern version of Death of a Salesman portrays the true face of a developing society, in which tradition and modernity encounter in chaotic patterns. The … Continue reading
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Calling All Instructors: Judges Needed
Film Matters is searching for three judges to determine the winner of the 2018 Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship. For more information about this award, please see the initial announcement (https://www.filmmattersmagazine.com/2014/09/02/announcing-the-masoud-yazdani-award-for-excellence-in-undergraduate-film-scholarship/). If you are a current instructor … Continue reading
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FM 8.3 (2017) Is Out!
Film Matters is pleased to announce that its last issue of the 2017 volume year is now out. In this issue, you will find the following peer-reviewed feature articles: A Forced Silence: The Hidden Homonormativity Surrounding Carol by Isabella Luizzi The Revival of … Continue reading
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Announcing Themed CFP 10.2
Film Matters is pleased to announce a new themed call for papers — on documentary — for consideration in issue 10.2 (2019), guest edited by Margaret C. Flinn and students at The Ohio State University. Undergraduates and recent graduates, please submit your theme-related research … Continue reading
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The Wicker Man and the Dangers of Zealotry. Reviewed by Nick Bugeja
Many accomplished horror films utilize restricted locales to evoke suspicion, anxiety, and dread. The claustrophobic space of the starship Nostromo appreciably contributed to the petrifying mood in Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979). In Rosemary’s Baby (1968), Roman Polanski centered the filmic … Continue reading
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FM 8.2 (2017) Now Out!
Film Matters is pleased to announce the release of FM 8.2 (2017) — guest edited by Matthew Sorrento and undergraduate students from Rutgers University-Camden. In this issue, you’ll find the following features/featurettes: Beyond Morricone: The Other Italian Film Composers by George Kristian Kubrick Becoming: An Interview … Continue reading
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Neely Gonidosky’s Behind the Bars, an Animated Short Film, Set for Release Monday, December 11, 2017
Behind the Bars is an animated short film by award-winning animator Neely Goniodsky, exploring the themes of racial oppression, prejudice, and the power of art to overcome and communicate one’s struggles to the world. Based on a poem by Edward Smyth Jones. … Continue reading
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