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FM 3.1 Is Out!
Film Matters is excited to launch volume three with issue 3.1, which was recently released. In this issue, you’ll find the following peer-reviewed feature articles: Focus Features: A New Safe Haven for Queer and Gay Cinema by Kimberly Behzadi Understanding … Continue reading
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Last Call: Deadline for 4.3 (2013) is February 1st
The deadline for Film Matters open call 4.3 (2013) is February 1st. Send those fall 2012 semester papers in for consideration today! For more information, please see the original post: Announcing Open Call for Papers, 4.3 (2013) Questions can be … Continue reading
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Congratulations to Kathleen Bracke!
We are pleased to announce that Kathleen Bracke has won the prestigious Princess Grace Award for her undergraduate film scholarship: http://www.pgfusa.org/award-winners/view/Kathleen-Bracke/ Bracke’s article, “Understanding Defeat by Means of Jan Patocka: A Close Examination of Věra Chytilová’s Daisies” is forthcoming in issue … Continue reading
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Film Bytes 4.1 (2013): Pierrot le fou!
For our next Film Bytes column in issue 4.1 (2013), our editorial board has selected Jean-Luc Godard’s Pierrot le fou (1965). Film Bytes is a perfect opportunity to contribute to Film Matters in a meaningful yet casual way — particularly … Continue reading
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[Rec] 3: Genesis (2012). Reviewed by Matt Cazwell
[Rec] (2007) and [Rec] 2 (2009) are two of my absolute favourite films of all time; they genuinely are masterpieces of the horror genre, and, to an extent, cinema itself because they intertwine so seamlessly. After having watched the third … Continue reading
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Announcing Open Call for Papers, 4.3 (2013)
Film Matters is announcing our next open call, 4.3 (2013) — the deadline for which is February 1, 2013. For more information, please download the official document (in Word): FM call 4.3 Submissions and questions should be directed to: futurefilmscholars … Continue reading
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Last Call: Deadline for 4.1 (2013) Is September 1st
The deadline for call 4.1 (2013) for Film Matters is September 1st. Submit your spring 2012 semester papers for consideration today! For more information, please see the original post: Open Call for Papers, 4.1 (2013) Questions can be directed to … Continue reading
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Moonrise Kingdom (2012). Reviewed by Kale Hills
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) is the story of the runaway love between Suzy Bishop (Kara Hayward) and Sam Shakusky (Jared Gilman) on New Penzance island in the mid 1960s. He is a Khaki Scout without a real home, and she, a … Continue reading
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012). Reviewed by Matt Cazwell
It’s a good film. I realise this isn’t the most insightful, eloquent or objective way to describe such a massively expansive film but it’s definitely accurate. The Dark Knight Rises is certainly entertaining; the story is rich and finds something … Continue reading
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The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). Reviewed by Matt Cazwell
Marc Webb knows how to sling a movie together, he really does, and he seems to have honed his skills with each project he’s worked on; obviously that’s what any good director should do but the sheer amount of improvement … Continue reading
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