Queer Cinema: Contemporary France–Five Directors
Film Theory: Watt, Ian–Rise of the Novel (Applied to Rise of the Film)
October 16, 2022 by
For Watt, the novel’s ‘novelty’ was its ‘formal realism,’ the idea ‘that the novel is a full and authentic report of human experience.’
Status and Culture: W. David Marx’s New Book on Creativity and Stagnation, Indies and Blockbusters
October 14, 2022 by
The entire dialogue gets sucked into these blockbusters. We feel like we have to have opinion on them, and people may be resentful of that.
1 Levy: Book Ideas; Titles;
October 9, 2022 by
May 10, 2023 Screen Elite: Hollywood Directors, 1927-2027 Seeing Is Being If We Can See It, We Can Be It What I Really Want to Do is to Direct So You Wanna Be an Actor (Oscar winners and nominees), 1929-present Chutzpa: My Journey from Hasan Bek to Hollywood Hills Chutzpa: Reflection on the American Dream […]
Am I Black Enough For You? Book by Todd Boyd (African-American Cinema; Black Culture)
October 9, 2022 by
In analyzing the ranges of images from the O. J. Simpson trial to Snoop Doggy Dogg, Am I Black Enough for You looks at the way in which the nuances of ghetto life get translated into the politics of popular culture, and especially the way these politics have become such a profitable venture, for both the entertainment industry and the actual producers of these topical narratives.
