ISSN 1717-9559
Keyword : Film History
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An interview with Doug Harris, writer/director of the Canadian film Remembering Mel.
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In this survey some of Offscreen's regular contributors speak their mind on cinema of the last ten years. Offscreen would like to thank the valuable contribution of its many writers. To note the obvious, Offscreen would not be where it is today if not for them.
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A book review essay of Mark Reid's expansive book on African American cinema, which dates back to the silent films of pioneering director/producer Oscar Micheaux to contemporary American cinema.
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An in-depth interview with one of the driving forces behind the promotion and critical appreciation of Asian cinema, Tony Rayns.
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An exploration of the wild and diverse world of internet cinema, including films made specifically for the internet and those which find a second home (and wind) on the WWW.
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An industry analysis using Almodovar's Live Flesh and Guy Ritchie's Snatch as case studies of the sort of narrative and stylistic markers used by European cinema to compete with American films in the global market.
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A reflection on the state of the film canon vis-a-vis film critic/filmmaker Paul Schrader.
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A review essay of Dai Sijie's France-China production of Sijie's own novel, set during China's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). Author Garrett analyzes (among other elements) how, during one of the darkest periods in China's cultural history, great art (much of it destroyed as part of the 're-education' program) survived through the perseverance of the human spirit.
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An in-depth book review essay of Memoirs from the Beijing Film Academy, the fascinating first hand account about some of the more prominent members of China's Fifth Generation filmmakers, written by a professor from the Beijing Academy, Ni Zhen.
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An interview with San Francisco-based curator, critic, theorist, writer, producer Jenni Olson
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An report on teh 26th installment of the Syracuse based Cinefest festival, a four-day fiesta of early cinema.
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An analysis of Sontag's infamous later essay lamenting the death of cinephilia.
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Re-evaluation of Sontag's seminal essay “Against Interpretation”.
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Review of Barbara Wilinsky's book on the cultural history of the arthouse film viewing.
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One of the most impressive publishing endeavors in the area of film scholarship in recent years is the mammoth nine-year undertaking which resulted in this 720 page tome, This Film is Dangerous: A Celebration of Nitrate Film.
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An intriguing look back at the on-set experiences of Jonathan Hourigan.
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Book review essay on that indomitable beast known as the film noir.
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A demonstration of the critical value of statistical analysis.
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A look back to gauge the current relevancy of this early Bresson reference book.
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The future finally looks bright for Bresson DVD enthusiasts. Burnett examines the follow-up Criterion Bresson release.
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Bresson's inimitable filmmaking style has its echo in his writing style.
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A two-part assessment of the critical discourse surrounding one of cinema's hallowed names, Bresson. Burnett concentrates much of his discussion on the unfortunately polarized views that are continually circulated concerning Bresson's cinematic-philosophical position as “Transcenendalist” or “Materialist”.
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Part two of Burnett's critical assessment of the Bressonian theoretical discourse.
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Bresson may have been a cinematic iconoclast, but he remains a pivotal figure to the spirit that gave rise to the New Wave.
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An in-depth review essay of three First Run Feature DVDs that deal with the Nazi, two documentaries, Architecture of Doom and The Eye of Vichy, and the fictional The Murderers Are Among Us.
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An ideological analysis of the form-content bias in Birth of a Nation (1915).
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The cinematic image of Baron von Munchausen examined.
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Early cinema and the representation of Baron von Munchausen.
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The first of a two-part essay on one of cinema's still greatest thinkers and writers.
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Part two of Younger's model analysis of the Bazinian discourse.
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Younger presents an involved argumentation and defense of Bazin the critic, theorist, and historian par excellence. Far from the often perceived view of Bazin as an inconsistent or politically niave' writer, Younger presents a Bazin relevant and vital for the ages.Part two of Younger's model analysis of the Bazinian discourse.
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For most film scholars Bazin was a man of many (incompatible) hats. Bazinian scholar Younger rethinks Bazin the Critic and Bazin the Theorist to argue otherwise.
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The second of a two-part essay on one of cinema's still greatest thinkers and writers.
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The Association of Moving Image Archivists journal's flagship issue.
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Is the recent “end of cinema” discourse new? Jovanovic examines the theoretical and historical legacy of this discourse (part 2).
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Is the recent “end of cinema” discourse new? Jovanovic examines the theoretical and historical legacy of this discourse.
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Every ten years since 1952 the British journal Sight & Sound has been conducting a survey to find out which films merit inclusion into their Top Ten. As far as canon formation goes, this is one of the biggies. Have things changed much since 1992?
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In a first of a two-part essay, Rist looks back at 25 years of attending the Montreal World Film festival.
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PhD candidate Morissette follows up last month's interview with another brief chat with the late, great Phil Serling.
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In wake of the untimely death of its founder Phil Serling, Offscreen looks at the first post-Serling Cinefest.
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With the sudden passing away of its founder Phil Serling, Offscreen looks back fondly at the unique film festival known as Cinefest.
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An interview with long time Cinefester and film historian Leonard Maltin.
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Professor Peter Rist, former student and long time friend of historian, archivist, scholar, and film collector William K. Everson, reminisces.
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Although there is a fear among film purists where digital revolution is concerned, those of us who study film are more often inclined to acknowledge the benefits of digital technology. For such reasons as the recent DVD-Rom entitled Masterpieces of Silent Japanese Cinema.
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A relatively new breed of film comedy hybrid has emerged in the past 20 or so years, the 'mockumentary.'
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What happens when Hollywood begins to copy Hong Kong, and Hong Kong begins to copy Hollywood?
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An in-depth historical analysis of pre-Revolution Iranian cinema.
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From May 19th to May 30th Montreal will host an historically important cultural event when The Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema and IITS at Concordia University in association with Ciné-Asia present the film series: Chinese Cinema: 1933-1949.
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