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THE QUIET MAN

March 16, 2023
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IRISH ASSIMILATION AND THE QUIET INFLUENCE OF MICHALEEN OGE FLYNN On the surface, it would appear that Barry Fitzgerald’s portrayal of …

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NEOREALISM, ITALIAN STYLE

November 20, 2017
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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MY NARRATIVE RESOLUTION?MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI, L’AVVENTURA, AND THE LEGACY OF ITALIAN NEOREALISM by Mark Ryall When Terence Malick’s The …

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EARLY SOVIET AND WEIMAR CINEMA

September 25, 2017
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PAINTING WITH LIGHT THE UNEASY ALLIANCE OF ART, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS IN EARLY SOVIET AND WEIMAR CINEMA by Mark Ryall It …

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HATERS GONNA HATE IN DEFENCE OF INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL Crystal Skull is Spielberg’s unloved, deformed …

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2D OR NOT 2D?THAT IS THE QUESTION Not now James, we’re busy The format halves the cinema’s capacity for exhibition of …

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TRAUMA, REPETITION AND BLANK CHARACTERISATION IN WES WORLD Throughout a career spanning almost two decades, Wes Anderson has cultivated a reputation …

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“SO WE BOTH HAVE DEAD PEOPLE IN OUR FAMILIES“: DEAD PARENTS AND PROCESSING GRIEF When we are presented with any form …

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“OF COURSE IT’S DARK, IT’S A SUICIDE NOTE“: PATHOS, PATERNAL NEGLECT AND PERFORMANCES OF MASCULINITY As Wes Anderson moves into the …

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The fundamental basis of negative criticism directed at Wes Anderson can be summed up in the maxim, “familiarity breeds contempt.” Or …

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THE NEW HOLLYWOOD “HERO”

February 28, 2015
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Q. HEY JOHNNY, WHAT’RE YOU REBELLING AGAINST? A. DUNNO REALLY. CONSUMERISM? BIG BUSINESS? OH, AND DADDY NEVER LOVED ME From the …

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HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: SCORSESE, THE DEPARTED AND THE ASSIMILATED IRISH-AMERICAN IDENTITY The heterogeneous microclimate of Boston has allowed the ethnic …

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HITCHCOCK AND THE MACGUFFIN

March 28, 2014
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WHAT’S A MAGUFFIN AND WHY SHOULD WE CARE? A key reason for the enduring appeal of the work of Alfred Hitchcock …

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LA NOUVELLE VAGUE

July 24, 2013
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“EVERYONE’S A CRITIC”: THE FRENCH NEW WAVE AND THE LEGACY OF THE AUTEUR THEORY Mention of the Nouvelle Vague to the …

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“WHEN IN DOUBT, GO FOR MAXIMUM AMBIGUITY”: DAVID BORDWELL AND ART CINEMA When Geoffrey Nowell-Smith (1996) said that “the heterogeneity of …

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The Lady Vanishes (1938) and Rebecca (1940) represent opposite sides of the Atlantic divide between Alfred Hitchcock’s move away from his …

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