Cinema  (tagged articles)

The Colonial Subject: Seeing the Unseen and the Construction of Subjectivity in Apocalypse Now and La Noire de...

Eric N. Hahn - The evolution of the moving image from the seemingly simplistic Edison/Dickson shorts of the late 19th century to the technically complex CGI infused blockbusters flashing on multiplex screens today is certainly one propelled by opposition. Technological, theoretical... Keep Reading »

An Examination of Native Americans in Film and Rise of Native Filmmakers

Julia Boyd - This paper explored the role of Native Americans in the Hollywood film industry and their actions to establish authentic representations of their population and culture in the media. Using academic literature, film analyses, and contemporary film reviews and articles... Keep Reading »

Living with Evil: Crime and Sexuality in Bonnie and Clyde and Chinatown

Joel S. Kempson - Through the late 1960s the French New Wave became a pronounced and significant factor in the creation and development of Hollywood films. Such movements had gained popularity through an ability to engage with a younger audience by means of a more youthful focus, by... Keep Reading »

Jane Austen's Unnamed Character: Exploring Nature in Pride and Prejudice (2005)

Kathleen E. Gilligan - The 2005 film Pride & Prejudice opens with sound rather than picture, but it is not the expected man-made musical score that fills the air. Rather it is nature’s music: the song of birds, particularly blackbirds. As Lydia Martin’s article “Joe... Keep Reading »
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The Technological Evolution of Filmmaking and its Relation to Quality in Cinema

Ryan A. Piccirillo - The development of motion picture complexity has been driven by a continuing technological evolution, ignited and manipulated by human initiative and inventiveness, which has afforded filmmakers the opportunity to practice a more complex craft to tell more complex... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Cinema is tagged in the following 12 articles.

International Cinema
2016, Vol. 8 No. 09
The Colonial Subject: Seeing the Unseen and the Construction of Subjectivity in Apocalypse Now and La Noire de...
By Eric N. Hahn
The evolution of the moving image from the seemingly simplistic Edison/Dickson shorts of the late 19th century to the technically complex CGI infused blockbusters flashing on multiplex screens today is certainly one propelled by opposition. Technological... Read Article »
Film Film Studies Colonialism Identity Politics Identity Race Phenomenology Time Cinema
American Cinema
2015, Vol. 6 No. 1
An Examination of Native Americans in Film and Rise of Native Filmmakers
By Julia Boyd
Published by Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications
This paper explored the role of Native Americans in the Hollywood film industry and their actions to establish authentic representations of their population and culture in the media. Using academic literature, film analyses, and contemporary film... Read Article »
Native Americans Whitewashing Minorities Film Stereotypes Stereotyping Redface Ethnocentrism American Cinema
American Cinema
2015, Vol. 7 No. 03
Living with Evil: Crime and Sexuality in Bonnie and Clyde and Chinatown
By Joel S. Kempson
Through the late 1960s the French New Wave became a pronounced and significant factor in the creation and development of Hollywood films. Such movements had gained popularity through an ability to engage with a younger audience by means of a more... Read Article »
Bonnie And Clyde Chinatown American Cinema Hollywood Foucault Film Noir
Film
2013, Vol. 5 No. 06
Power and Presence in Fritz Lang's M (1931)
By Zachary B. Wunrow
In the penultimate scene of Fritz Lang’s M (1931), mentally-disturbed child murderer Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre) falls to his knees before a kangaroo court and cries out, “I have to roam the streets endlessly, always sensing that someone... Read Article »
Film Reviews Cinematography German Expressionism Fritz Lang Film History
Documentary
2012, Vol. 4 No. 05
The Thin Blue Line and the Ambiguous Truth
By Lucien J. Flores
In his 1988 documentary, The Thin Blue Line, Errol Morris explores the 1976 murder case of police officer Robert Wood and the man convicted for the murder, Randall Dale Adams. Having originally stumbled upon the subject, Morris chose to make the... Read Article »
The Thin Blue Line Errol Morris Documentary Film Cinema
Documentary
2012, Vol. 4 No. 05
Examining the Foundations of Documentary Film Through The Cove
By Lucien J. Flores
Directed by Louie Psihoyos, The Cove (2009) is an Oscar-winning documentary that follows Psihoyos and a crew of devoted dolphin activists as they fight to stymie and bring attention to dolphin hunting in the small coastal village of Taiji, Japan... Read Article »
The Cove Documentary Film Cinema Louie Psihoyos Japan
2011, Vol. 3 No. 12
Jane Austen's Unnamed Character: Exploring Nature in Pride and Prejudice (2005)
By Kathleen E. Gilligan
The 2005 film Pride & Prejudice opens with sound rather than picture, but it is not the expected man-made musical score that fills the air. Rather it is nature’s music: the song of birds, particularly blackbirds. As Lydia Martin’... Read Article »
Jane Austen Literature Nature Pride And Prejudice Cinema
Film Making
2011, Vol. 3 No. 08
The Technological Evolution of Filmmaking and its Relation to Quality in Cinema
By Ryan A. Piccirillo
The development of motion picture complexity has been driven by a continuing technological evolution, ignited and manipulated by human initiative and inventiveness, which has afforded filmmakers the opportunity to practice a more complex craft to... Read Article »
Film Film History Technology Filmmaking Cinema
Jasmila Zbanic
2010, Vol. 2 No. 03
Embodied Memory and Trauma: Recovering from Rape in Jasmila Zbanic's "Grbavica"
By Michael A. Gold
On its simplest level, Jasmila Zbanic’s 2006 film Grbavica examines how the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s still shape life in post-conflict Sarajevo. The film’s protagonist, Esma, is struggling to cope with the aftermath of being a victim... Read Article »
Balkan Film Cinema Film Jasmila Zbanic Rape Trauma Memory
Post Classical Era
2010, Vol. 2 No. 03
The Breakdown of Censorship in American Cinema
By William K. Boland
In America, the years from 1946 to 1962, labeled the “post classical era” of Cinema, were years in a state of transition. American culture was simply unstoppable and alive, constantly changing and growing toward a more open society.... Read Article »
American Cinema Post Classical Era Censorship Sexuality Violence Language The Exorcist The Last Picture Show Sunday Bloody Sunday Film
Worl War II
2010, Vol. 2 No. 03
Hitler's Use of Film in Germany, Leading up to and During World War II
By William K. Boland
German Cinema from 1927 to 1945 was affected drastically by the political environment that grew within the nation. After Germany suffered drastically at the hands of the Versailles treaty and its reparations clause, Adolph Hitler, the Fuhrer of... Read Article »
World War II Film Film History Germany Cinema Adolf Hitler Nazi Fritz Lang World War II Cinema
Careers
2010, Vol. 2 No. 03
Career Snapshot: The Film Director, A Human Lens
By Ryan A. Piccirillo
The scene is set for another take: the actors and extras are in costume and in place; the set decorator has set the stage just as the vision of the film entails; the director of photography has the lights and cameras ready to capture the action.... Read Article »
Director Directing Film Directing Cinema Spielberg Filmmaking Movie Director Producer

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