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Just quickly (if I ever can): I think that even splitting women into types-- those who are acceptable and those who are not enacts a hateful behaviour that allows the word 'misogyny' to be appropriate. More than anything, though, I'd like to ask mor…
November 15
I am troubled by the use of the word 'vindictive' here. Do you mean to suggest that 'misogyny' refers to a spiteful hatred of women, one motored by a desire for revenge or rancour? Or that my use of the term to characterise the hateful attitudes tow…
November 15
Also, watch this and this. I know I'm doing my bit as a carrier for this Absolut virus, but see it also a promoting Zach Galifianakis as well as Tim and Eric (also genius) to a European audience.
November 15
Nice post. It sounds like the end credits were the same as those I saw in a Brooklyn cinema this summer-- erection and all. An excellent moment, as you note. I also enjoyed this film, although I'd argue there is another reason for me to hate it: it…
November 15
Very nice. Given your very apt invocation of Cinema Novo in relation to District 9, I thought I'd also raise the issue of the 'Garbage Aesthetics' Robert Stam sees as tied to the Aesthetics of Hunger.
October 7
Interesting post, Will. I will table the bollocking regarding your failure to let me know about this event in favour of some blether in response to a film I've not yet seen. Your critique is necessary and raises important issues about advocacy medi…
October 7
This is a good idea. I just saw L'Armée du Crime (Robert Guédiguian, France, 2009), about which I may blog one day - except I'm not proving as good at blogging as I was last year. It is brilliant - and really works as an interesting compare and co…
October 3
Maybe folks have already caught this, but Catherine Grant has posted a number of links about Inglourious Basterds here: http://filmstudiesforfree.blogspot.com/2009/10/inglourious-basterds-can-hollywood.html Also, three of the links Catherine poste…
October 2

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Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, Germany/US/France, 2009)

As usual, notes that could use some editing:

Obviously, I approached this film with no small amount of trepidation. Holocaust revisionism is queasy-making ground for any film, even those that through their use of David Bowie in the soundtrack might seem to eschew any attempt at historical realism. At the same time, this film raises enough issues and topics for discussion that I contemplate putting it on my syllabus the next time I teach ‘Representing the Holocaust’. This is a war film, to be su… Continue

Posted on August 22, 2009 at 1:00pm — 4 Comments

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Brüno (Larry Charles, US, 2009)

In which I discuss the film Brüno (Larry Charles, US, 2009). Jokes will be referenced.

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Admittedly, I entered the cinema with low expectations. Brüno had never been one of my favourite characters and the film's alternative title: Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Males Visibly Uncomfortable in the Presence of a Gay Foreigner in a Mesh T-Shirt suggested this might b… Continue

Posted on July 17, 2009 at 1:30pm —

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The Other Europe (Poul-Erik Heilbuth, Denmark, 2006)




Just the other day, I finally watched our department’s latest acquisition, The Other Europe (Poul-Erik Heilbuth, Denmark, 2006). The documentary addresses the issue of immigration in Europe, focusing on the undocumented workers. While a fairly bog-standard documentary in style, it is nevertheless compelling for its argument: that undocumented workers are a fundamental and inextricable part of the European… Continue

Posted on November 16, 2008 at 10:00am —

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Transsiberian (Brad Anderson, 2008)

Spoiler Alert: In thinking about border crossings in this film, I give an overall synopsis.

Given Transsiberian's play with borders and questions of relative criminality, one could see this as an interesting companion piece to Pineapple Express (David Gordon Green, 2008). Of course, given that I watched this film almost immediately after viewing Pineapple Expre… Continue

Posted on November 9, 2008 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (Mark Herman, UK/USA, 2008)

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (Mark Herman, 2008)

If The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas didn’t look to be so much of a phenomenon in either print or film form, I might not be so bothered. But according to the local cinema manager, the demand for the film outweighs the number of available prints—a signal of moderate success. More troubling is that the novel, written by John Boyne is used in schools. It appears educators are also prepping the film f… Continue

Posted on November 5, 2008 at 10:52am — 3 Comments

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