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The Aesthetic Turn: In Search of the Pictorial Intelligence

December 18, 2013
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The Aesthetic Turn: In Search of the Pictorial Intelligence

Colin Burnett continues our Aesthetic Turn series with a call to revise our thinking about moving image intelligence beyond just language and verbal systems of thought.
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“Vulgar Auteurism:” Out with the New, In with the Old

June 11, 2013
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“Vulgar Auteurism:” Out with the New, In with the Old

The current debate over vernacular auteurism overlooks an important fact: French auteurism was always vulgar.
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The Flying Frenchman: Édouard Carpentier, 1926-2010

November 3, 2010
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The Flying Frenchman: Édouard Carpentier, 1926-2010

Precursor to what would now be called a "sports entertainer," the athletic Carpentier came into his own as wrestling expanded its influence on North American pop culture through television and film.
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Action Scenes in 1990s Bond Films: A Modest Reply to David Bordwell

September 20, 2010
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Action Scenes in 1990s Bond Films: A Modest Reply to David Bordwell

The action scenes in some Bond films go for "less is more."
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From Painting to Cinema: A Skeptical Look

August 23, 2010
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From Painting to Cinema: A Skeptical Look

When, if at all, can we appeal to painting to explain a filmmaker's work?
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Letting Go of Criticism: Only in America?

April 7, 2010
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Letting Go of Criticism: Only in America?

Has Hollywood's dominance of the international film market led other countries to inoculate themselves against the decline of film criticism? If so, perhaps only America will "let go."
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WWE’s Blind Eye Principle and the Prospects for a Second Monday Night War

March 15, 2010
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WWE’s Blind Eye Principle and the Prospects for a Second Monday Night War

Throughout its history, WWE has consistently turned a blind eye to its competition, but can TNA force it to break this principle, and create a second Monday Night War?
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