James Cameron’s 1986 film Aliens contains a fascinating exploration of the way Western culture has traditionally aligned feminine characteristics onto nature while masculine characteristics have
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Making stupidity a virtue in Hollywood is dumb
Hollywood has a lot to answer for in its demonisation of experts. In a Hollywood film there’s a good chance that if somebody knows what
Spectacle is not the problem; mediocrity is
This paper was originally delivered as part of The age of the spectacle: developing critical thinking in a time of eye candy panel at the VATE
Cinema Autopsy on the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony and winners
There were very few surprises this year at the Oscars and I was able to correctly predict 12 out of the 20 awards. Although Avatar
Cinema Autopsy on the 82nd Academy Awards Nominees (including predictions)
The nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards have been out for some time now and the general consensus seems to be that 10 nominations for
Top Ten Films of 2009
Instead of writing the usual apology or disclaimer for creating a Best Of list, I’m just going to confess that I love creating these lists
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