Paradise is Here: The aesthetic world of Imad and Swel Noury Imad and Swel Noury are conduits of a sort of cinematic bricollage. They are young – at the time of writing, Imad is 29 and Swel is 33. Born in Casablanca to a well-known Moroccan father – television and […]
Conference Invitation: SHERLOCK HOLMES, Past and Present
November 27, 2012
This conference offers a serious opportunity to bring together academics, enthusiasts, creative practitioners and popular writers in a shared discussion about the cultural legacy of Sherlock Holmes. The Strand Magazine and the Sherlock Holmes stories contribute one of the most enduring paradigms for the production and consumption of popular culture […]
Just the Facts, Man: the Complicated Genesis of Television’s Dragnet
Wheeler Winston Dixon
November 25, 2012
By Wheeler Winston Dixon. “All I want to do is make a million dollars.” (Jack Webb, 1953 [as qtd. in Hayde 2001: 59]) Jack Webb had a lot of help when he created the hit series Dragnet. The series marked a significant departure from existing models of “crime and punishment” […]
Unpacking The Silver Goat: An Interview with Aaron Brookner
By Tom Ue. Aaron Brookner was born in Greenwich Village, New York City. He studied film at Vassar College, and began his filmmaking career by assisting in the production of Jim Jarmusch’s Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) and Rebecca Miller’s Personal Velocity (2002). In 2004, he directed the short documentary The […]
A Few Notes on Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln
By Wheeler Winston Dixon. Having just viewed Steven Spielberg’s new film Lincoln, I am moved to write a few words about it before it fades from my memory, which will happen rather rapidly. I’ll leave whatever historical inaccuracies the film may contain for others to consider – perhaps my friend […]
UK’s largest and most popular Spanish & Latin American Film Festival ¡Viva! returns to Cornerhouse 8 – 24 March 2013
November 19, 2012
Cornerhouse is pleased to announce ¡Viva!, its annual, internationally acclaimed Spanish & Latin American Film Festival. Celebrating the most outstanding contributions in new cinema from a wide range of countries, the 2013 Festival programme will showcase significant world premieres and previews alongside high calibre feature films, short films and documentaries. […]
56th BFI London Film Festival | 10-21 October, 2012
By Deborah Allison. After nine years under the directorship of Sandra Hebron, the London Film Festival has seen some substantial changes in the company of its new director Clare Stewart. Without wishing to do disservice to Hebron’s tenure, I’m pleased to say that most have been positive. This year’s stripped-back […]
It Always Rains on Sunday
By Cleaver Patterson. British cinema was renowned for producing two types of film in the years following the end of World War II – polished and witty comedies and hard-bitten, realistic drama. The London based company Ealing Films were accomplished purveyors of both, with the dark humor of their sublime […]
Canterbury Anifest | 5 October – 6 October, 2012
By Chris Pallant. Now in its sixth year, Canterbury Anifest continues to grow from strength to strength, this year hosting representatives from studios such as Aardman, Double Negative, DreamWorks, and Pixar. What started out as an ambitious but small-scale council initiative in 2007 has grown steadily over the past five […]
Santa Sangre: A Psychedelic Attack on the Senses
By Cleaver Patterson. Mexican cinema has always been a law unto itself. Over the years its stars – like the legendary siren Dolores del Rio who came to international prominence during the 1930’s and the larger-than-life Cantinflas, star of the Academy Award winning adventure-comedy Around the World in 80 Days […]