Category Archives: Film Theory
Wings of Desire: Looking In, Looking Out Festival
New contributor Raluca Petre returns Real|Reel Journal to Conway Hall and the Looking In Looking Out Festival to take a look at Wim Wender’s Wings of Desire and it’s position in the endlessly interesting world of film and philosophy. The Looking
Wings of Desire: Looking In, Looking Out Festival
New contributor Raluca Petre returns Real|Reel Journal to Conway Hall and the Looking In Looking Out Festival to take a look at Wim Wender’s Wings of Desire and it’s position in the endlessly interesting world of film and philosophy. The Looking
Phenomenology and the films of Andrea Arnold: Looking in Looking Out Festival
Amongst the varied line-up at Looking In Looking Out festival, the event that excited me most was a talk by Sophie Mayer and Dr. Lucy Bolton on the phenomenological impact of Andrea Arnold’s films. As the programme put it,
Phenomenology and the films of Andrea Arnold: Looking in Looking Out Festival
Amongst the varied line-up at Looking In Looking Out festival, the event that excited me most was a talk by Sophie Mayer and Dr. Lucy Bolton on the phenomenological impact of Andrea Arnold’s films. As the programme put it,
Alien, Prometheus, Giger, and Rape
One thing the release of Prometheus (2012) has made abundantly clear is that people really care about Alien (1979). In particular, the huge amount of press coverage garnered by Prometheus saw the film incessantly discussed as the Alien prequel. Evidently,
Alien, Prometheus, Giger, and Rape
One thing the release of Prometheus (2012) has made abundantly clear is that people really care about Alien (1979). In particular, the huge amount of press coverage garnered by Prometheus saw the film incessantly discussed as the Alien prequel. Evidently,
A Masterclass with Nicholas Philibert – The Moral Maze of Documentary Filmmaking
R|R are very happy to present a guest contribution by filmmaker and writer Rodney Uhler on a recent masterclass from filmmaker Nicholas Philibert. Nicolas Philibert looks too unassuming to be some one to throw everything you thought you knew about
A Masterclass with Nicholas Philibert – The Moral Maze of Documentary Filmmaking
R|R are very happy to present a guest contribution by filmmaker and writer Rodney Uhler on a recent masterclass from filmmaker Nicholas Philibert. Nicolas Philibert looks too unassuming to be some one to throw everything you thought you knew about
Looking In, Looking Out: Film & Philosophy
Looking In, Looking Out is a new film festival being held between 27th June and 7th July in the historic venue of London’s Conway Hall. The festival promises its audience will get to examine and enjoy a wide range of
Looking In, Looking Out: Film & Philosophy
Looking In, Looking Out is a new film festival being held between 27th June and 7th July in the historic venue of London’s Conway Hall. The festival promises its audience will get to examine and enjoy a wide range of
LWL70 – LWLies x colette: How Posters Aid Ownership
Independent film magazine Little White Lies are marking the 65th Cannes Film Festival by holding an exhibition with Paris based gallery and retailer, colette, to pay tribute to the art of the film poster. The exhibition will be held between
LWL70 – LWLies x colette: How Posters Aid Ownership
Independent film magazine Little White Lies are marking the 65th Cannes Film Festival by holding an exhibition with Paris based gallery and retailer, colette, to pay tribute to the art of the film poster. The exhibition will be held between
Avatar in the Palestinian (Imagi)nation: An Interview with Professor Yosefa Loshitzky
The recently published issue of Third Text, included an article by Prof. Yosefa Loshitzky called ‘Popular Cinema as Popular Resistance: Avatar in the Palestinian (Imagi)nation,’ that focused on how Avatar (2009) had not only been extremely popular in Palestine, but
Avatar in the Palestinian (Imagi)nation: An Interview with Professor Yosefa Loshitzky
The recently published issue of Third Text, included an article by Prof. Yosefa Loshitzky called ‘Popular Cinema as Popular Resistance: Avatar in the Palestinian (Imagi)nation,’ that focused on how Avatar (2009) had not only been extremely popular in Palestine, but
Hunting Gorillas: Perceiving Continuity in Edited Moving Images
How do we perceive films effortlessly when they differ so fundamentally from reality? This is the question Tim J. Smith posed in his lecture at Bristol University’s Vision Institute (BVI). According to Smith, the paradox of film editing is that
Hunting Gorillas: Perceiving Continuity in Edited Moving Images
How do we perceive films effortlessly when they differ so fundamentally from reality? This is the question Tim J. Smith posed in his lecture at Bristol University’s Vision Institute (BVI). According to Smith, the paradox of film editing is that
Kenneth Anger and the Camp Aesthetic
[Camp] is…always, at whatever cost, a cry against conformity, a shriek against boredom, a testament to ‘the potential uniqueness of each of us and our rights to that uniqueness.’ – George Melly This will be fun. Watch Kenneth Anger’s underground
Kenneth Anger and the Camp Aesthetic
[Camp] is…always, at whatever cost, a cry against conformity, a shriek against boredom, a testament to ‘the potential uniqueness of each of us and our rights to that uniqueness.’ – George Melly This will be fun. Watch Kenneth Anger’s underground
The Life and Death of Celluloid: The Fall of the House of Usher and Decasia
A recent double bill of The Fall of the House of Usher (Jean Epstein, 1928) and Decasia (Bill Morrison, 2002) at the BFI Southbank provoked a reflection on the life force of celluloid, in particular, Jean Epstein’s own theory of
The Life and Death of Celluloid: The Fall of the House of Usher and Decasia
A recent double bill of The Fall of the House of Usher (Jean Epstein, 1928) and Decasia (Bill Morrison, 2002) at the BFI Southbank provoked a reflection on the life force of celluloid, in particular, Jean Epstein’s own theory of
Zona: A Book about a Film about a Journey to a Room. Geoff Dyer in Conversation at the Watershed, Bristol.
Geoff Dyer in conversation at the Watershed, Bristol 26/02/2012. “The relation of word to image is an infinite relation. What is released on the film screen is neither given up to sight, nor put safely under the shroud of invisibility (…).
Zona: A Book about a Film about a Journey to a Room. Geoff Dyer in Conversation at the Watershed, Bristol.
Geoff Dyer in conversation at the Watershed, Bristol 26/02/2012. “The relation of word to image is an infinite relation. What is released on the film screen is neither given up to sight, nor put safely under the shroud of invisibility (…).
Adam Sandler: The Early Years
Adam Sandler receives some of the most consistently negative criticism given to any Hollywood performer. The Village Voice once described his films as being “easy like the neighbourhood drunk who’ll never judge you,” whilst Peter Bradshaw recently stated that Jack
Adam Sandler: The Early Years
Adam Sandler receives some of the most consistently negative criticism given to any Hollywood performer. The Village Voice once described his films as being “easy like the neighbourhood drunk who’ll never judge you,” whilst Peter Bradshaw recently stated that Jack
