CINEACTION Canada's leading film studies journal. Robin Wood (critic) Robert Paul Wood (23 February 1931 – 18 December 2009) — known as Robin Wood — was a film critic and educator who lived in Canada for much of his life. He wrote books on Alfred Hitchcock, Howard Hawks, Satyajit Ray, Ingmar Bergman, Antonioni and Arthur Penn and was a member, until 2007, of the editorial collective that publishes the magazine CineACTION! , a film theory collective founded by Wood and other colleagues at Toronto's York University.
Wood was York professor emeritus of film.[2] Wood was born in Richmond, London, England. According to Contemporary Authors he attended Jesus College, Cambridge, where he was influenced by F. R. Leavis and A. It was Wood's initial rejection by the British journal Sight & Sound[4] and recognition by Cahiers du cinéma, through the publication of his Hitchcock essay, which launched his career as a film critic.[7] This prompted him to study and gradually embrace notions of the Nouvelle Vague directors: from Claude Chabrol to Jean-Luc Godard. Www.blue-sunshine.com/tl_files/images/Week1-Wood-AmericanNightmare.pdf. Secrets of Sex. Secrets of Sex (1969, released 1970) aka Bizarre, is a British film, directed by Antony Balch, an experimental filmmaker and frequent collaborator with William S.
Burroughs. The film is narrated by an Egyptian mummy. After directing the Burroughs-influenced shorts Towers Open Fire (1963) and The Cut Ups (1967), Balch approached producer Richard Gordon in 1968 to direct an anthology film running just over an hour, titled Multiplication. After the script was rewritten to bring the film up to feature length and the budget doubled (32,000 pounds) filming took place over 14 weeks in 1969. Five writers are credited with the script, although several other people, including Brion Gysin and Ian Cullen (writer of Cruel Passion (1977) and husband of Yvonne Quenet, who plays Mary-Claire in the film) also claimed to have worked on the writing. The dinosaur sculptures that feature in the “Strange Young Man” segment are the famous Crystal Palace Dinosaurs.
Censorship History[edit] [edit] References[edit] What's in the briefcase in <em>Pulp Fiction</em>? A Staff Report from the Straight Dope Science Advisory Board May 31, 2000 Dear Straight Dope: What is in the briefcase in the movie Pulp Fiction? — C. Payne from Atlanta Ah, the Pulp Fiction briefcase. For those who have forgotten, the movie was written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. As for what is inside the case--well, theories abound. Marcellus has a band-aid on the back of his neck, and the Bible says that is the place where the devil extracts one's soul. Hmmm. What's a MacGuffin? Two Scotsmen are riding in a train. Simply put, a MacGuffin is a plot device. In an April 1995 Playboy interview, Samuel L Jackson, who played Jules, offered his perspective: John (Travolta) did ask Quentin exactly what was supposed to be inside and Quentin said, "Whatever you want it to be.
" In the meantime, learn from Mia and don't snort heroin that isn't yours. — Dogster Staff Reports are written by the Straight Dope Science Advisory Board, Cecil's online auxiliary. Most Interesting Documentaries. A Dance with Gene Kelly. Gene Kelly performs in the 1952 film ``Singin' in the Rain''.
(AP Photo, files) One hundred years ago today, a dance legend was born. Gene Kelly's stunning talent and grace made him one of the greatest dancers of all time. He brought ballet to the masses and created unique and groundbreaking choreography… and all this started with a little boy who hated his dance lessons. When Kelly's mother enrolled 8-year-old Kelly and his older brother in dance classes, the two rebelled. "We didn't like it much and were continually involved in fistfights with the neighborhood boys who called us sissies," he later recalled. We can thank romance for bringing young Kelly back into the dance world.
Kelly was, indeed, a brilliant choreographer, and his work creating dances eventually led to performing on Broadway. It all starts with his breakthrough role in Cover Girl opposite Rita Hayworth. An American in Paris ushered in Gene Kelly's Hollywood peak, a time of unmatchable choreography and dancing. 10 Great Scenes in Musical History.
Movies and TV After the surprising success of my first list (by which I mean it wasn’t immediately tossed onto the virtual slush pile), I felt inspired to write another. This list focuses on some of the best-loved scenes in musical theater history, and covers roughly sixty-six years. Needless to say, it’s difficult to compound six decades into 5000-odd words, but one tries. Unlike in my last list, not all of the musicals these scenes are from were successful or memorable, but the scenes themselves are classic, innovative or showcase great talent. I’ve been confident enough to go into far more detail this time around, though I’ve also tried to make certain not to repeat anything that was already visited in the last list.
I can assure you that my misguided enthusiasm for musicals is sufficient to fill two lists. Perhaps three. Singin’ in the Rain Singin’ in the Rain (1952) The rain itself was made of water and milk in order to make it thicker and more visible on screen. Girl Hunt. "The Lion King" by Matt Roth. The Lion King A short history of Disney-fascism by Matt Roth from Jump Cut, no. 40, March 1996, pp. 15-20 copyright Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media, 1996, 2006 In this age of controversy over "children's entertainment," Disney Studios has maintained its status as purveyor of wholesome fun for the entire family — an amazing feat, considering the parade of death and gore that constitutes the average Disney feature. Disney's recent cash cow, THE LION KING, is no exception, imperiling its characters with all manner of blood-spattered mayhem and terrorizing impressionable youngsters with an emphatic display of the vaunted Disney "dark side" — that obsessive plumbing of horrors more real to children than death: parental loss, withdrawal of love, exile from family and friends, and blame for unintended acts of destruction.
Unfortunately, Disney also presents a vision of adult society. The full contours of this vision are difficult to see. Above all, it speaks of the fear of cities. The Stylistic Connections Between Wes Anderson’s ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ and Godard’s ‘Pierrot le Fou’ Warning: This article contains spoilers for Moonrise Kingdom. Wes Anderson is known for getting his inspiration from a variety of sources. While Anderson’s signature visual quirks make his films unquestionably his own, the director’s images, themes, and characters also emerge through an amalgamation of materials that inspire him, whether the source be the stories of J.D. Salinger or the pathos of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts. But most of Anderson’s references are to other works of cinema, as detailed in this five-part video essay by Matt Zoller Seitz, which details Anderson’s particular influence by auteurs ranging from Orson Welles to Hal Ashby.
In the weeks since the Cannes premiere and commercial release of Anderson’s latest, Moonrise Kingdom, several critics have noted that only does the film seem to be directly influenced by a specific director, but one particular film by that director. Couples on the Run Moonrise is not a story of young love taken lightly. Colorful Faces Direct Address. Professional video on an amateur budget: A guide to buying and learning DSLR. Some would have you believe that making a film requires a) investors or b) a trust fund. What’s a wannabe Spielberg brokester to do? The funny thing about film is that you could buy a $36,000 camera and still produce utter garbage, so I’m here to crack the myth that capturing amazing video requires a small fortune. DSLR (Digital Single-Lens Reflex) cameras are the middle ground between a cheap Blair Witch Project shooter and something high-end, with the cheapest entry costing about $500. With accessories and interchangeable lenses, you could have the whole package for under $1,000.
And with plenty of free online tutorials, you could be on your way to earning that money back before you can say “Sundance.” Going to film school is a no-go unless you’d like to add $20,000 in student loan debt. BUYING GUIDEWhen it comes to pro/prosumer camera equipment the last place you’re going to find a deal is bigbox stores like Walmart. Canon T3i Regular Price: $799 Best Buy – $672.99 Best Buy – $898. The History of Film by HistoryShots. Home Page.
Alan Shaw's Essay. A Multi-Layered Analysis of Mulholland Dr. (by Alan Shaw) Basic Narrative | Background & Motivation | Diane Selwyn Story | Symbolism & Metaphor | Scene by Scene Analysis | Lynch's 10 Clues | Conclusion Internal and External Structures To begin with, I think it is important to note that this film has both an internal structure and an external structure. The external structure involves primarily how the movie paces itself and how it references other works.
►The Importance of the Wizard of Oz to the External Structure The Conflict and Color Symbolism at the Core of the Internal Structure Diane's is a conflicted soul. I believe this becomes clear when you follow the logic of the structure and symbolic language of the film. In this description of the context that Diane found herself in and the tensions that were at work within her, I am making the case that Lynch puts a heavy emphasis on using color to help tell his story. The Importance of the Broken Home as the Source of Diane's Inner Struggle.
Default Viral Title Player. Senses of Cinema.