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Lost in Translation (2003). Reviewed by Niko Pajkovic

“I just don’t know what I am supposed to be,” explains Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) to the washed-up movie star Bob Harris (Bill Murray) as both characters quietly contemplate their lives. It is a question steeped in naïve uncertainty and existential … Continue reading

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Announcing Open Call for Papers 10.1

Film Matters is officially announcing our open call for papers for consideration in issue 10.1 (2019) — the deadline is February 1, 2018. Starting with this issue, Film Matters is officially adopting MLA 8th edition style (and moving away from 7th edition guidelines) — … Continue reading

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Filmatique. Reviewed by Emmett Williams

Filmatique (http://www.filmatique.com/) is a website that caters mainly to people who have grown tired of Netflix’s inconsistent quality and poor user interface. It offers fresh, new, and mostly foreign, films, from unknown directors and exotic locales. The site organizes these … Continue reading

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Neruda (2016). Reviewed by Stephen Borunda

“If God is in my verse” …if God is in my verse, I am God If God is in your distressed eyes, you are God… (Neruda, Poetry of Neruda 6) [Please be aware that the following film review contains spoilers.] … Continue reading

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Socialism on Film (SOF). Reviewed by Emmett Williams

Socialism on Film (SOF) is a remarkable project, detailing the history of the most important political, philosophical, and economic movement of the last one hundred and fifty years, and its reflection on the cinema. An undertaking quite clearly years in … Continue reading

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A Dog’s Purpose (2017). Reviewed by Ariana Aboulafia

Making A Dog’s Purpose into a movie probably sounded like a really good idea on paper. After all, the novel (originally written by W. Bruce Cameron in 2010) was a #1 New York Times bestseller, selling over 2.5 million copies … Continue reading

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CFP: Cinema De-Centered

Presented by: Cinema Studies Graduate Student Association, San Francisco State University Dates: October 19 + 20, 2017 Keynote Speaker: Stephanie Boluk & Patrick LeMieux Contact Email: CSGSA@mail.sfsu.edu As the primary mode of experiencing moving images has drifted from the silver … Continue reading

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Introducing the 2017 Masoud Yazdani Award Judges

Judging for the 2017 Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Film Scholarship is now underway thanks to the hard work of the following volunteer judges: Kelli Fuery is assistant professor of Film and Media Studies at Chapman University’s Lawrence … Continue reading

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Forbes Announces Second Annual Under 30 Short Film Festival

Forbes announced today its second annual Under 30 Short Film Festival, a short film competition for filmmakers, under the age of 30, who are innovating and using a variety of techniques to accomplish a range of missions, from entertainment to advocacy. Submissions … Continue reading

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An Interview with Jinkyu Ahn, Experimental Animator. By Emmett Williams

Jinkyu Ahn is an experimental animator whose work has been featured and won awards around the world, from the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards to Animaze Daze at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Ahn participated in this Film Matters interview … Continue reading

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