by Erica Tortolani and Martin Norden Silent-era film director Paul Leni was at the forefront of German filmmakers whose stylistically…
Tag: Film Studies
By Sharon Jane Mee and Bill Hunt [Content Note: This post contains shots from films depicting blood and gore] One…
by Patricia Pisters Watching horror movies Previously, I truly disliked horror films. In the late 1980s Brian de Palma’s Carrie…
Confusing films Watching narrative films can be one of the most engrossing aesthetic experiences possible. It can also be completely…
In the final part of this five-part series on African American film, Geetha Ramanathan discusses 2017 hit “Get Out” alongside…
In part four of this five-part series, Geetha Ramanathan uses two examples to consider how African American films of the…
In part three of this five-part series, Geetha Ramanathan explores the use of American mythology and folklore in two African…
In part two of this five-part series, Geetha Ramanathan considers the use of the “ancestral archive” to discuss gender models…
In this five-part series, Geetha Ramanathan, author of Kathleen Collins: The Black Essai Film (Edinburgh University Press, 2020), explores over…
In and extended blog post, William Brown and David Fleming discuss 8 new introductions to their new book, The Squid Cinema from Hell.