Items of note
The Woodmans (2010)
Watched this documentary this weekend. See it on YouTube here. This was the first work of Francesca’s I saw…
Read MoreJacques Rivette
People – stop dying please. It’s getting really miserable. Jacques Rivette
Read MoreHigh-rise
“The ones who are the real danger, are the self-contained types, like you.” Trailer here. Out 18th March! Ever wanted something more?
Read MoreFilm Criticism – more film theory for free
Film Criticism celebrates its 40th anniversary issue with a move to an open access format, under the new editorship of Joseph Tompkins, who, to mark this welcome shift, has commissioned lots of scholars to meditate on the ever-mutating space of film criticism. Still hungry for knowledge?
Read MoreFilm-Philosophy
Film-Philosophy, long-standing, always fully open access academic journal dedicated to the engagement between film studies and philosophy, is now published by Edinburgh University Press and remains completely open access – grow your filmbrain for free…
Read MoreCarolee. Carolee. Carolee…
Raw meat, live sex and snakes: the dangerous art of Carolee Schneemann
Read MoreFilm Studies for Free
Take a look at Dr. Catherine Grant’s Film Studies for Free site here. A fantastic online resource of film-related texts, lectures and of course short film essays.
Read MoreGSSF Symposium 2015: Short Film (and) Criticism
Spent Saturday at the Glasgow Short Film Festival Symposium at the CCA. Excellent contributions from Isla Leaver-Yap (on curation as criticism) and Catherine Grant & Kevin B Lee (on the video essay). Here’s the full programme: Glasgow Short Film Festival and University of Glasgow School of Culture & Creative Arts in association with University of Edinburgh:…
Read MoreThe Stuart Hall Project
This week I’m trying to watch as much John Akomfrah as is possible. Here’s a link to a Frieze video about him. And here’s a link to a version of The Stuart Hall Project, 2013.
Read MoreLuna
Luna, 2004, Katy Dove.
Read More