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Tag: July 2013

Critique: ‘Kids’ (1995)

With a title as innocuous and generic as Kids, one may expect a trite Steve Martin or Robin Williams comedy … More

Directory of World Cinema, Directory of World Cinema: American Independent 2, Film, July 2013

Critique: ‘Donnie Darko’ (2001)

Richard Kelly, the director of Donnie Darko, best describes the cultural journey of his film in the inlay notes for … More

Directory of World Cinema, Directory of World Cinema: American Independent 2, Film, July 2013

Critique: ‘Confessions of a Dangerous Mind’ (2002)

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is an adaptation of an autobiographical novel in which the author, Chuck Barris, claims to … More

Directory of World Cinema, Directory of World Cinema: American Independent 2, Film, July 2013

Critique: ‘Blue Velvet’ (1986)

To contextualise Blue Velvet, it is useful to consider which film Lynch made before it. Released in 1984, Lynch’s film … More

Directory of World Cinema, Directory of World Cinema: American Independent 2, Film, July 2013

Critique: ‘Barton Fink’ (1991)

Suggestively comparable to the leading protagonist of their film, Barton Fink was written in a mere three weeks by the … More

Directory of World Cinema, Directory of World Cinema: American Independent 2, Film, July 2013

Reflexive Indies: The Dream Factory

When one considers the enormous success of American cinema, or ‘The Dream Factory’, as a cultural form since its inception … More

Directory of World Cinema, Directory of World Cinema: American Independent 2, Film, July 2013

Scene Location: ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ (2009)

Although the first X-Men film was shot in Toronto, the following three films in the franchise have all brought their … More

Comics, Film, July 2013, Print Articles, World Film Locations, World Film Locations Vancouver

Scene Location: ‘Fantastic Four’ (2005)

According to the Marvel Universe, the most prominent buildings of New York City are all inhabited by superheroes. The Fantastic … More

Comics, Film, July 2013, Print Articles, World Film Locations, World Film Locations Vancouver

Scene Location: ‘Rumble in the Bronx’ / ‘Hung Fan Kui’ (1995)

As a part of the Canadian ‘Hollywood North’, Vancouver is an attractive place to shoot ‘American’ feature films because it … More

Film, July 2013, Print Articles, World Film Locations, World Film Locations Vancouver

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