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Tag: American Cinema

Cultural Studies

Why Focus on Director Robert Altman’s Last Quarter Century?

posted by Daniel Miele February 17, 20227 min read51 Views

by Lisa Dombrowski and Justin Wyatt Film director Robert Altman was one of the leading creative forces of the last…

Cultural Studies

Visually Speaking: African American Films Past and Present (Part Five)

posted by Helena Heald August 21, 20207 min read154 Views

In the final part of this five-part series on African American film, Geetha Ramanathan discusses 2017 hit “Get Out” alongside…

Atlantic Literature

Ellroy and Me

posted by Teri Williams July 13, 20207 min read245 Views

By Nathan Ashman It was 2006 and James Ellroy was in the midst of penning the much anticipated third volume…

Love across the Atlantic: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Cultural Studies

Love Across the Atlantic

posted by Zuzana IHNATOVA March 9, 20205 min read555 Views

Read on to catch a glimpse of one of the chapters from Love Across the Atlantic: US-UK Romance in Popular…

The Stillness of Solitude
Film and TV

An interview with Michelle Devereaux, author of ‘The Stillness of Solitude: Romanticism and Contemporary American Independent Film’

posted by Emma at EUP October 4, 20199 min read851 Views

The Stillness of Solitude: Romanticism and Contemporary American Independent Film is available now in the Traditions in American Cinema series….

Elijah and Craig
Film and TV

Celebrating 20 Years of Spike Jonze’s ‘Being John Malkovich’

posted by Emma at EUP September 24, 20195 min read795 Views

By Kim Wilkins This year marks the twentieth anniversary of Spike Jonze’s first feature film, Being John Malkovich. Until Being John…

Elaine May
Cultural History

When in Doubt, Seduce: screenwriter Allie Hagan talks about the fascinating relationship between Elaine May and Mike Nichols

posted by Emma at EUP August 8, 20197 min read868 Views

By Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Dean Brandum In late 2017, the annual “Black List” was released, a high-profile list of the…

NA LCS Studio
Film and TV

An Overview of the Media Franchise – From Jaws to the Avengers

posted by Emma at EUP June 6, 201911 min read1175 Views

By James Fleury, Bryan Hikari Hartzheim and Stephen Mamber This year marks a significant turning point for a number of…

Kelly Reichardt
Cultural History

An interview with independent filmmaker Kelly Reichardt

posted by Emma at EUP September 12, 20188 min read1234 Views

In the summer of 2015, Kelly Reichardt agreed to discuss career and production details with E. Dawn Hall and Allison…

James Benning's Environments
Film and TV

James Benning: A Cinema of Our Times

posted by Emma at EUP December 7, 20176 min read1879 Views

In James Benning’s film Concord Woods (2014), we watch a replica of Henry David Thoreau’s famous cabin at Walden Pond….

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