Our fourth, and final collaboration with the Society for Cinema & Media Studies to review the New York Film Festival concludes with a discussion of Amor, Night Across the Street, and Holy Motors.
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Archive for November, 2012
NYFF 2012: We Say That God and the Imagination Are One [Part Four]
Seeing is Disbelieving
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, an unexpected celebrity has emerged - Lydia Callis, a sign language interpreter who appeared on-screen alongside Mayor Bloomberg during his warnings in advance of the hurricane. But Callis, as a visible form of media access, makes it all too clear how access is usually hidden from view.
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When the Magic Kingdom Ate the Galactic Empire
For many, the announcement of the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney for over four billion dollars may have come as a shock.
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NYFF 2012: History Has Many Cunning Passages [Part Three]
Our third post on New York Film Festival 2012 is a collaboration with the Society for Cineman & Media Studies, and reviews three films from the festival: NO, Ginger and Rosa, and Not Fade Away.
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