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Reminder: Deadline for Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema CFP Is December 1
Undergraduate authors, Fabrizio Cilento and students at Messiah College are seeking your scholarly work on contemporary science fiction cinema. Please see the original announcement for more details: https://www.filmmattersmagazine.com/2016/07/09/announcing-call-for-papers-on-contemporary-science-fiction-cinema/ The deadline for submissions is: December 1, 2016. And questions and submissions should … Continue reading
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FM 7.1 (2016) Is Out!
Film Matters is pleased to officially announce the release of issue 7.1, our first issue for 2016! In this issue, you’ll find the following peer-reviewed feature articles: The Act of Piracy: Accessing The Act of Killing in Indonesia by Kristi Kouchakji Liberated … Continue reading
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Calling All Instructors: Criterion Reviews
Film Matters has some Criterion Blu-rays needing to be reviewed. If you are a current instructor of film (graduate student, tenured/tenure-track professor, adjunct, etc.) at an institution of higher education, then this is an applied learning opportunity to consider bringing to your … Continue reading
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Third Annual Short Film Awards Announces Nominees
“The Sofies” Honor The Giants Of Short Film NEW YORK-The Third Annual Short Film Awards has announced the 2016 Sofie Award Nominees in 20 categories. Screenings of the films will be held Friday, December 9 and Saturday, December 10, 2016 and winners … Continue reading
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Stagecoach (1939). Reviewed by Film Matters Fall 2016 Editorial Board
Stagecoach Criterion DVD Review from Liza Palmer Contributors: Benjamin J. Alexander, Sarah Baylor, Paul Cirigliano, Kelsey Davis, Garrett Farrington, Christian Fulton, R. F. Karmi, Madison Landau, Tyler Linden, Brittany Lowe, and Connor Allen Lummert.
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Pharaoh (1966). Reviewed by Truman Hopper
The 1960s brought one of the largest film productions for Polish cinema. Pharaoh (Faraon, 1966), masterfully directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz, revolves around the figure of young Ramses XIII (portrayed by Jerzy Zelnik), who is prepared for and eventually succeeds his … Continue reading
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Announcing Open Call for Papers 9.1
Film Matters is officially announcing our open call for papers for consideration in issue 9.1 (2018) — the deadline is February 1, 2017. Undergraduates and recent graduates, please submit your film-related research papers today! For more information, please download the … Continue reading
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The Neon Demon (2016). Reviewed by Patrick Dunham
A recurring criticism for the films of Nicolas Winding Refn is that they elevate style over substance. It is resoundingly clear from their neon-drenched aesthetic, minimal dialogue, and meticulously calculated staging that he is a scrupulous perfectionist, sparing nothing in … Continue reading
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A Field in England (2013). Reviewed by Tyler Thier
“Open up and let the Devil in,” says an antagonist unaware of the fact that he just summed up his own story in one brooding line… Upon the lukewarm tides of Ben Wheatley’s recent outing, High-Rise (2015), let’s return … Continue reading
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The Witch (2015). Reviewed by Chris Dymond
The Witch is not so much horrifying in its visual content as it is in its evocative ability to convincingly bring forth a historic space in which the ideology of the American frontier percolates so violently with the Western concept … Continue reading
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