DOCSLIB.ORG

The Magazine for Students of Film and Media Studies

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
The Magazine for Students of Film and Media Studies THE MAGAZINE FOR STUDENTS OF FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES APRIL 2018 ISSUE 64 GLOW PAN’S LABYRINTH SUNRISE CONTINUITY EDITING THE LAST JEDI DO THE RIGHT THING I, DANIEL BLAKE JUDITH BUTLER SIXTEEN YEARS OF MEDIAMAG: A REFLECTION MM64 artwork cover.indd 1 23/03/2018 16:41 Contents 04 Making the Most of 26 Critical Hit! MediaMag Caroline Bayley explains how a perfect MediaMagazine is published storm of technological developments by the English and Media 06 Sixteen years of led to the enormous success of online Centre, a non-profit making MediaMagazine: a history role-playing game, Critical Role. organisation. The Centre of the media in 64 issues publishes a wide range of Jenny Grahame looks 30 It’s personal: the presentation classroom materials and back over her 16 years as of masculinity in John Wick runs courses for teachers. Editor of MediaMagazine. Fay Jessop considers an emerging If you’re studying English franchise featuring a stereotypical at A Level, look out for 10 Doing the Right Thing hard-man tempered by grief in a emagazine, also published Nick Lacey looks at the more complex representation of by the Centre. enduring success of Lee’s masculinity than you might expect. indie movie focusing on the lives African Americans 34 G.L.O.W in 80s Brooklyn. Is GLOW the ultimate feminist text, or just another male gaze media 14 Studying Sunrise product designed to objectify women? Caroline Birks introduces Claire Kennedy investigates. this new Eduqas set text, a lesser-known masterpiece from F. W. Murnau. 18 I, Daniel Blake: A Case Study in Disruptive Marketing Michelle Thomason explains how the politically proactive marketing of this powerful The English and Media Centre film has amplified its activist 18 Compton Terrace message for audiences. London N1 2UN Telephone: 020 7359 8080 22 Pan’s Labyrinth 26 Fax: 020 7354 0133 Elaine Scarratt discusses the Email for subscription enquiries: historical, social and political [email protected] context of Guillermo del Toro’s 2006 masterpiece in the light of Eduqas’s Editor: Global Film component. Jenny Grahame and Claire Pollard Copy-editing: Andrew McCallum 22 Design: Sam Sullivan Newington Design This magazine is not photocopiable. Why not subscribe to our web package Print: which includes a downloadable and printable PDF of the current issue and S&G Group access to all past issues of the magazine? Cover: Alison Brie in GLOW © Netflix Tel 020 7359 8080 for details. 2 Contents 40 Cartoon by Goom: 54 #OscarsSoStraight? 62 Making the Strange Judith Butler In reaction to the ongoing Familiar: How homage controversies surrounding and intertextuality are 42 Making the Gender #OscarsSoWhite and used in Stranger Things to Jump to Hyperspace: #MeToo, it’s clear the appeal to a mass audience Millennial Gender Roles Academy needs to focus on Undergraduate Erin Charnley in The Last Jedi diversity. Moonlight’s victory explores a brilliant OCR Fay Jessop explores the over La La Land last year set text and suggests that subversive representations suggests that controversy nostalgia and popular 54 of gender in the latest seems to work, and ethnic cultural references lie at Star Wars adventure. minorities are now achieving the heart of its success. wider recognition for their 46 Star Wars and contributions to film. But 66 MEST3 Section A advice the 180° rule can the same be said for Section A of the legacy AQA How does the ‘grammar’ of the LGBT community? MEST3 features an unseen a film determine the way its Amy Pollard investigates. text and often fills students story is told? Giles Gough with dread. Put your mind takes the familiar convention 58 Continuity: The Hidden at ease, and let Gary Rose of the 180° rule, and explains Art of Invisible Editing help you cope with the how it can be used to Cinematography, narrative fear of the unknown. 62 create new meanings. and performance are meaningless without the 50 Beasts of the Southern often ‘invisible’ process of Wild and Magic Realism editing, argues Jonathan Niki Smith demonstrates Nunns. To see what he how Hurricane Katrina, a means, try applying his marginalised community, analysis to the opening mythical beasts and the sequence of any Hollywood perspective of a six-year-old classic – in this case, are woven together through The Maltese Falcon. techniques of magic realism in this poignant set text. 34 50 42 30 3 Making the Most of MediaMag 18 I, Daniel 40 Blake 1. Analysis: Judith Butler Find a selection of the different film posters used and gender in both the UK and international marketing of Judith Butler suggests that gender is fluid and I, Daniel Blake. What techniques are used in the a continuum between the opposite poles of posters to appeal to the different audiences? the masculine and the feminine. But how far Share the posters out around the class, and do the set texts that you are studying offer in pairs, create a 60-second presentation of a us the full range of gender representation? single poster identifying its niche audience, and Try a continuum line analysis. Draw a the ways visual codes, venue information and horizontal line with masculinity at one end and copy details have been used to draw attention femininity at the other. Then pick one example to both the film and the issues behind it. from each of the following groups of texts, 2. Applying some theory. and for each chosen example, map the central Have another read of this case study, and then characters/representations along this line. in pairs or groups, take on one of the following • GLOW, The Last Jedi, John Wick – all research tasks to present back to the class: featured in this issue of MediaMag a) How can David Hesmondhalgh’s theory • A music video you have studied – e.g. of ‘Cultural Industries’ be applied to this Million Reasons, Formation, Billie Jean case study? Hint: You could look at how • Any newspaper or magazine text you have film companies aim to cater for different studied – what range of representations are audiences and to minimise risk in the ways offered in the contents of the articles? they market and distribute their films, In an ideal world, where we have plural as well as how the films are funded. representations of gender, there should be b) How can Clay Shirky’s ‘End of Audience’ theory characters at various stages along the line. How be applied to this case study? Hint: You could far is this true of your three chosen texts? For look at the role of social media by audiences. each one, write around 150 words about your c) How can Henry Jenkin’s ‘Fandom’ theory be findings to answer the following question: applied to this case study? Hint: You could Are the producers of the text creating diverse look at how audiences became ‘produsers’ in representation, or are they simply presenting both marketing content and social media. masculinity and femininity as binary opposites? 4 50 Beasts of the Southern Wild: Magic Realism Magic realism is a genre of storytelling that crosses many media forms, from literature to art, and allows us to explore the real world in non- realistic or fantastic ways. For homework, do some 46 research into different definitions of magic realism. What are the conventions or trademarks of this Continuity: Making and genre? Do they differ in different media forms? Do they share common themes or representations? Breaking the 180-degree rule Can the genre really be defined in this way? We’re so used to the conventions of continuity Brainstorm a list of the magic realist texts editing that we only notice their impact you have come across in your own reading when they are broken. So see what happens or viewing, and share them with the class. when you break the rules deliberately. The link below will give you some ideas. Here’s a familiar scenario which you can Using Pan’s Labyrinth, Beasts of the experiment with using storyboards, a stills Southern Wild, and examples from any camera, or video, depending on what’s available. other films you have seen, write a response to one of the three questions below. Character A opens a door, crosses a room and sits down in a chair opposite • Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Colombian character B. They have a brief argument. novelist often hailed as the father of magic Character B flounces out of the room. realism, has said: ‘A novelist can do anything he wants so long as he makes people In your group, in no longer than 15 believe in it.’ Is this true of film too? minutes, create a storyboard, still or moving • It has been argued that the magical elements in image sequence for this scenario which magic realist texts ‘reflect the human experience demonstrates match on action, shot/ by illustrating emotions that can be hard to reverse shot and the 180-degree rule. describe with words.’ How far do you agree? Now recreate your sequence consciously • Could it be argued that Stranger Things and disrupting the conventions by crossing the The Last of the Jedi have elements of magical 180-degree line, framing your shots differently, realism? Give reasons for your answer. or changing the camera’s point of view. Compare your two sequences. What impact is www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/20- created by the rule-breaking? What does it add great-magical-realism-movies-that-are- to the meaning, genre or mood of the sequence? worth-your-time/#ixzz59jQILyF3 5 6 o farewell then MediaMag. It’s been a long journey – 16 years and 64 issues to be precise – and it’s been a real Sprivilege to be able to edit you.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • GLAAD Media Institute Began to Track LGBTQ Characters Who Have a Disability
    Studio Responsibility IndexDeadline 2021 STUDIO RESPONSIBILITY INDEX 2021 From the desk of the President & CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis In 2013, GLAAD created the Studio Responsibility Index theatrical release windows and studios are testing different (SRI) to track lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and release models and patterns. queer (LGBTQ) inclusion in major studio films and to drive We know for sure the immense power of the theatrical acceptance and meaningful LGBTQ inclusion. To date, experience. Data proves that audiences crave the return we’ve seen and felt the great impact our TV research has to theaters for that communal experience after more than had and its continued impact, driving creators and industry a year of isolation. Nielsen reports that 63 percent of executives to do more and better. After several years of Americans say they are “very or somewhat” eager to go issuing this study, progress presented itself with the release to a movie theater as soon as possible within three months of outstanding movies like Love, Simon, Blockers, and of COVID restrictions being lifted. May polling from movie Rocketman hitting big screens in recent years, and we remain ticket company Fandango found that 96% of 4,000 users hopeful with the announcements of upcoming queer-inclusive surveyed plan to see “multiple movies” in theaters this movies originally set for theatrical distribution in 2020 and summer with 87% listing “going to the movies” as the top beyond. But no one could have predicted the impact of the slot in their summer plans. And, an April poll from Morning COVID-19 global pandemic, and the ways it would uniquely Consult/The Hollywood Reporter found that over 50 percent disrupt and halt the theatrical distribution business these past of respondents would likely purchase a film ticket within a sixteen months.
    [Show full text]
  • Tsimshian Dictionary
    Dictionary of Shm’algyack Donna May Roberts Sealaska Heritage Institute Juneau, Alaska © 2009 by Sealaska Heritage Institute All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. ISBN: 1440401195 EAN-13:9781440401190 Library of Congress Control Number: 2008939132 Sealaska Heritage Institute One Sealaska Plaza, Suite 301 Juneau, Alaska 99801 907-463-4844 www.sealaskaheritage.org Printing: Create Space, Scotts Valley, CA, U.S.A. Front cover design: Kathy Dye Front cover artwork: Robert Hoffmann Book design and computational lexicography: Sean M. Burke Copy editing: Suzanne G. Fox, Red Bird Publishing, Inc., Bozeman, MT Table of Contents Acknowledgments ........................... 1 Introduction ..................................... 3 Dictionary of Shm’algyack Shm’algyack to English ................ 7 English to Shm’algyack ............... 67 Dictionary of Shm'algyack - 1 aam verb to be fine, good, well PLURAL: am'aam Shm'algyack to ·Aam wila howyu. I’m feeling good. ·Na sheepg nakshu ashda 'guulda English shada dowl mahlda doctor hla aam wila waald gya'win. My wife was sick the other day but the doctor said she’s aab noun my father good now. ·Yagwa goom wunsh aabdu. My aamggashgaawt verb to be of father is hunting for deer. medium size, of a good size aad noun; verb net; to seine ·Aamggashgaawt ga yeeh. The King PLURAL: ga'aad salmon was of a good size. ·Geegsh Dzon shu aad dm hoyt hla aamhalaayt noun headdress, aadmhoant. John bought a new net mask, regalia, shaman’s mask; shaman for fishing.
    [Show full text]
  • Textual Analysis Film: Do the Right Thing (1989) Director: Spike Lee Sequence Running Time: 00:50:55 - 00:55:55 Word Count: 1745
    Student sample Textual Analysis Film: Do The Right Thing (1989) Director: Spike Lee Sequence Running Time: 00:50:55 - 00:55:55 Word Count: 1745 In this paper I will analyze an extract from Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing (1989) that reflects the political, geographical, social, and economical situations through Lee's stylistic use of cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing, and sound to communicate the dynamics of the characters in the cultural melting pot that is Bedford-Stuyvesant,Brooklyn in New York City. This extract manifests Lee's artistic visions that are prevalent in the film and are contemplative of Lee's personal experience of growing up in Brooklyn. "This evenhandedness that is at the center of Spike Lee's work" (Ebert) is evident through Lee's techniques and the equal attention given to the residents of this neighborhood to present a social realism cinema. Released almost thirty years ago, Lee's film continues to empower the need for social change today with the Black Lives Matter movement and was even called "'culturally significant'by the U.S. Library of Congress" (History). Do The Right Thing takes place during the late 1980s in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn and unravels the "bigotry and violence" (Lee) in the neighborhood of a single summer day, specifically one of the hottest of the season. Being extremely socially conscious, Do The Right Thing illustrates the dangers of racism against African Americans and was motivated by injusticesof the time--especially in New York--such as the death of Yusef Hawkins and the Howard Beach racial incident.
    [Show full text]
  • Film Guide April 2018
    FILM GUIDE APRIL 2018 www.loftcinema.org BEST F(R)IENDS & THE DISASTER ARTIST W/ GREG SESTERO IN PERSON! LAWRENCE OF ARABIA PRESENTED IN 70MM • SUNDAY, APRIL 15 AT NOON! ENJOY BEER & WINE AT THE LOFT CINEMA! We also offer Fresco Pizza*, Tucson Tamale Factory Tamales, Burritos from Tumerico, Ethiopian Wraps from Cafe Desta and Sandwiches from the 4th Ave. Deli, along with organic popcorn, craft chocolate bars, vegan cookies and more! *Pizza served after 5pm daily. APRIL 2018 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 4-23 JOURNALISM ON SCREEN 6 BEER OF THE MONTH: LOFT MEMBERSHIPS 8 FIRESTONE LAGER LOFT JR. 12 BY FIRESTONE WALKER BREWING CO. ESSENTIAL CINEMA 14 ONLY $3.50 ALL THROUGH APRIL! SCIENCE ON SCREEN 16 NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE 17 NEW AT THE LOFT CINEMA! MONTH-LONG SERIES 19-20 The Loft Cinema now offers Closed Captions and Audio LOFT STAFF SELECTS 21 Descriptions for films whenever they are available. Check our COMMUNITY RENTALS 23-24 website to see which films offer this technology. NEW FILMS 25-34 REEL READS SELECTION 32 FILM GUIDES ARE AVAILABLE AT: MONDO MONDAYS 35 • aLoft Hotel • Espresso Art • Revolutionary Grounds • Antigone Books • Fantasy Comics • Rincon Market CULT CLASSICS 36 • Aqua Vita • First American Title • Rocco’s Little Chicago • Art Institute of Tucson • Fresco Pizza • Rogue Theatre THE LOFT CINEMA • AZ Title Security • Fronimos • Santa Barbara Ice Cream 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. • Bentley’s • Heroes & Villains • Shot in the Dark Café Tucson, AZ 85716 • Black Crown Coffee • Hotel Congress • Southern AZ AIDS • Bookman’s • How Sweet It Was
    [Show full text]
  • CONNECT PREP Onair & Social Media Ready Features, Kickers and Interviews
    CONNECT PREP OnAir & Social Media ready features, kickers and interviews. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19th, 2020 POLITICS Matthew McConaughey Might Run For Texas Governor AUDIO: Matthew McConaughey (‘The Hugh Hewitt Show’) SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:13 LEAD: ***MUST CREDIT ‘The Hugh Hewitt Show’*** Alright, alright, alright. Get ready Texas – Matthew McConaughey might be throwing his hat into the political ring. On ‘The Hugh Hewitt Show’ the 51-year-old actor revealed running for governor in his home state wasn’t completely off the table. Matthew’s new book, ‘Greenlights’ is out now. OUTCUE: interesting Lindsey Graham Calls For COVID Relief Bill AUDIO: Lindsey Graham LENGTH: 00:00:18 LEAD: South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham says it’s time for a relief bill. He says frontline workers need PPE, schools need money, and the economy in his state and around the country is in trouble thanks to the virus. Last month the Senate failed to pass a $500 billion dollar relief bill. Graham says the country needs more money than that. OUTCUE: taken a toll LIFESTYLE AND OFFBEAT Barbie Makes A Holiday Gift Guide AUDIO: Aqua singing "Barbie Girl" SOCIAL MEDIA: Photo LENGTH: 00:00:41 LEAD: ***MUST CREDIT NEW YORK POST*** Barbie’s got your back this holiday season. Mattel’s IT girl has curated a Christmas gift guide. She teamed up with the New York Post to make a list that covers everyone from your BFF to the Ken in your life. Whether you’re looking for a new yoga mat, the perfect shade of red lipstick, or a nonprofit to donate to – the Barbie Holiday Gift Guide has you covered.
    [Show full text]
  • Small Team, Big Licence SMALL TEAM
    Interface Small team, big licence SMALL TEAM 44 / wfmag.cc Interface Small team, big licence SMALL TEAM BIG LICENCE Inside the tiny studios making games based on giant Hollywood properties WRITTEN BY AARON POTTER hile there’s definitely an upside to making a game based on a highly revered film, TV, or comic book, for the longest time, development teams working on licensed video games did so knowing that it came with a certain stigma attached. Known in industry circles for having much tighter production schedules and deadlines, games based on recognisable properties have long been synonymous with poor quality and a broad streak of cynicism. Of course, not all licensed games are bad. Rocksteady’s Arkham series gave players the thrill of being Batman; 2014’s Alien: Isolation recreated the aesthetic of Ridley Scott’s 1979 movie in painstaking (and chilling) detail, and the recently released Fallen Order has been praised in some quarters as the best Star Wars game from EA to date. But for every one of these home runs, there’s a dud like the assorted Iron Man tie-ins from 2008, or the widely derided Aliens: Colonial Marines, released in 2013. Whether they’re good, bad, or indifferent, triple-A licensed games will always exist in some capacity. But as we enter an era of gaming where more and more creatives are breaking away to form smaller studios, we’re now seeing what can happen when tiny teams get to work on some of the most famous IPs in the world. One such team is Illfonic, a Colorado-based developer currently working on the PlayStation exclusive Predator: Hunting Grounds, due out later this year.
    [Show full text]
  • Transcript by Rev.Com Had Seating for 100 People, and Would Have Been the Emergency Senate Chamber
    Joanne Freeman: Major funding for Back Story is provided by an anonymous donor, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the University of Virginia, and the Robert and Joseph Cornel Memorial Foundation. Ed Ayers: From Virginia Humanities, this is Back Story. Brian Balogh: Welcome to Back Story, the show that explains the history behind today's headlines. I'm Brian Balogh. Ed Ayers: I'm Ed Ayers. Joanne Freeman: I'm Joanne Freeman. Ed Ayers: If you're new to the podcast, we're all historians. Each week, we explore the history of one topic that's been in the news. Joanne Freeman: Now, picture a luxury hotel. Attentive staff buzz around serving drinks to thirsty golfers who've just come in after playing 18 holes; but behind a false wall, there's a blast door intended to keep out radiation from a nuclear bomb. Nobody who works here knows, but this is where the American president, senators, and congressmen will hide out if America comes under attack by nuclear weapons. Sounds like a James Bond movie, right? Joanne Freeman: We're going to start off today by going underground to a secret facility standing by not far from here. Garrett Graff: ... I ever went to was the Greenbrier bunker, which would have been the congressional bunker and relocation facility during the course of the Cold War. Brian Balogh: This is the writer and historian, Garrett Graff. Garrett Graff: It was this bunker hidden under this very fine golf resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The resort is still used as a annual congressional retreat.
    [Show full text]
  • 1997 Sundance Film Festival Awards Jurors
    1997 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL The 1997 Sundance Film Festival continued to attract crowds, international attention and an appreciative group of alumni fi lmmakers. Many of the Premiere fi lmmakers were returning directors (Errol Morris, Tom DiCillo, Victor Nunez, Gregg Araki, Kevin Smith), whose earlier, sometimes unknown, work had received a warm reception at Sundance. The Piper-Heidsieck tribute to independent vision went to actor/director Tim Robbins, and a major retrospective of the works of German New-Wave giant Rainer Werner Fassbinder was staged, with many of his original actors fl own in for forums. It was a fi tting tribute to both Fassbinder and the Festival and the ways that American independent cinema was indeed becoming international. AWARDS GRAND JURY PRIZE JURY PRIZE IN LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA Documentary—GIRLS LIKE US, directed by Jane C. Wagner and LANDSCAPES OF MEMORY (O SERTÃO DAS MEMÓRIAS), directed by José Araújo Tina DiFeliciantonio SPECIAL JURY AWARD IN LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA Dramatic—SUNDAY, directed by Jonathan Nossiter DEEP CRIMSON, directed by Arturo Ripstein AUDIENCE AWARD JURY PRIZE IN SHORT FILMMAKING Documentary—Paul Monette: THE BRINK OF SUMMER’S END, directed by MAN ABOUT TOWN, directed by Kris Isacsson Monte Bramer Dramatic—HURRICANE, directed by Morgan J. Freeman; and LOVE JONES, HONORABLE MENTIONS IN SHORT FILMMAKING directed by Theodore Witcher (shared) BIRDHOUSE, directed by Richard C. Zimmerman; and SYPHON-GUN, directed by KC Amos FILMMAKERS TROPHY Documentary—LICENSED TO KILL, directed by Arthur Dong Dramatic—IN THE COMPANY OF MEN, directed by Neil LaBute DIRECTING AWARD Documentary—ARTHUR DONG, director of Licensed To Kill Dramatic—MORGAN J.
    [Show full text]
  • Reminder List of Productions Eligible for the 90Th Academy Awards Alien
    REMINDER LIST OF PRODUCTIONS ELIGIBLE FOR THE 90TH ACADEMY AWARDS ALIEN: COVENANT Actors: Michael Fassbender. Billy Crudup. Danny McBride. Demian Bichir. Jussie Smollett. Nathaniel Dean. Alexander England. Benjamin Rigby. Uli Latukefu. Goran D. Kleut. Actresses: Katherine Waterston. Carmen Ejogo. Callie Hernandez. Amy Seimetz. Tess Haubrich. Lorelei King. ALL I SEE IS YOU Actors: Jason Clarke. Wes Chatham. Danny Huston. Actresses: Blake Lively. Ahna O'Reilly. Yvonne Strahovski. ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD Actors: Christopher Plummer. Mark Wahlberg. Romain Duris. Timothy Hutton. Charlie Plummer. Charlie Shotwell. Andrew Buchan. Marco Leonardi. Giuseppe Bonifati. Nicolas Vaporidis. Actresses: Michelle Williams. ALL THESE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS AMERICAN ASSASSIN Actors: Dylan O'Brien. Michael Keaton. David Suchet. Navid Negahban. Scott Adkins. Taylor Kitsch. Actresses: Sanaa Lathan. Shiva Negar. AMERICAN MADE Actors: Tom Cruise. Domhnall Gleeson. Actresses: Sarah Wright. AND THE WINNER ISN'T ANNABELLE: CREATION Actors: Anthony LaPaglia. Brad Greenquist. Mark Bramhall. Joseph Bishara. Adam Bartley. Brian Howe. Ward Horton. Fred Tatasciore. Actresses: Stephanie Sigman. Talitha Bateman. Lulu Wilson. Miranda Otto. Grace Fulton. Philippa Coulthard. Samara Lee. Tayler Buck. Lou Lou Safran. Alicia Vela-Bailey. ARCHITECTS OF DENIAL ATOMIC BLONDE Actors: James McAvoy. John Goodman. Til Schweiger. Eddie Marsan. Toby Jones. Actresses: Charlize Theron. Sofia Boutella. 90th Academy Awards Page 1 of 34 AZIMUTH Actors: Sammy Sheik. Yiftach Klein. Actresses: Naama Preis. Samar Qupty. BPM (BEATS PER MINUTE) Actors: 1DKXHO 3«UH] %LVFD\DUW $UQDXG 9DORLV $QWRLQH 5HLQDUW] )«OL[ 0DULWDXG 0«GKL 7RXU« Actresses: $GªOH +DHQHO THE B-SIDE: ELSA DORFMAN'S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY BABY DRIVER Actors: Ansel Elgort. Kevin Spacey. Jon Bernthal. Jon Hamm. Jamie Foxx.
    [Show full text]
  • P38 2 Layout 1
    lifestyle MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 Featurs Oscars: Will Christopher Nolan finally land a director nomination? his year’s director race is all about the other British biopic of the year, “The Not look promising Hollywood drama “Birdman or (The pair of actor-directors who could be last- the Oscar virgins. Most of the con- Theory of Everything,” directed by James But the burning question in the race Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” minute game changers. Clint Eastwood’s Ttenders in the running-starting Marsh. is if the Academy will finally come to its despite the film’s polarizing third act. “American Sniper” hasn’t officially with Richard Linklater (“Boyhood”) — For Marsh to land a nod, the doc film- senses and honor the Susan Lucci of the He’ll probably land the Paul Thomas screened yet, but those who have seen it have never been nominated in the cate- maker will need to campaign hard with category. At first glance, the odds might Anderson vote, since the director of “The say it’s another strong effort from the gory before. But one caveat to remem- the narrative that his Stephen Hawking not look promising for Christopher Master” will be sitting out of this year’s prolific director, who hasn’t factored into ber: predictors have been wary of declar- story isn’t just a vehicle for stars Eddie Nolan, who was snubbed for “Dark ceremony for his out-there “Inherent this category since 2007’s “Letters from ing any locks in this competition since Redmayne and Felicity Jones. Marsh laid Knight” trilogy and “Inception.” But Vice.” If Chazelle manages to grab the Iwo Jima.” (He definitely isn’t getting the Academy snubbed sure-thing con- the intricate groundwork for creating “Interstellar” is his most Academy-friend- Bennett Miller spot, will there still be nominated for “Jersey Boys.”) And then tenders Ben Affleck (“Argo”) and Kathryn such a true-to-life story that made ly film to date-and I mean that as a com- room for the real Bennett Miller? there’s Angelina Jolie, who makes her Bigelow (“Zero Dark Thirty”) two years Hawking himself cry at a screening.
    [Show full text]
  • An ESSAY on the PRINCIPLES of CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE, Illustrated by Numerous Cases
    This is a reproduction of a library book that was digitized by Google as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the information in books and make it universally accessible. https://books.google.com A N E S S A Y ON THE PRINCIPLES OF CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE, 3Jllugtratûù bp Jßumerotig Cageg. BY WILLIAM WILLS, Esq. Nulla denique est causa, in qua id, quod in judicium venit, ex reorum per sonis, non generum ipsorum universa disputatione quæratur.—Cic. De Oratore. THIRD EDITION. LONDON ; HENRY BUTTERWORTH, 7, FLEET STREET, 3Ìafm 33udí£cIIcr anù 38ubIigbcr. HODGES AND SMITH, GRAFTON STREET, DUBLIN. 1850. BIBLIOTHECA REGIA MONACENSIS. N PRINTED BY RICHARD AND JOHN E. TAYLOR, RED Lion court, FLEET STREET. PR E FA C E TO THE FIRST EDITION. THE most important doctrines of Circumstantial Evidence have been so ably treated in the learned works of Mr. Bentham and Mr. Starkie, that an apology may be thought necessary for this publication. It will however be per ceived, that the design of the following Essay is different in some important particulars from that of either of the above-mentioned authors; and that an attempt has been made to illustrate the subject by the application of many instructive cases, some of which have been compiled from original documents, and others from publications not easily accessible. It has not always been practicable to support the state ment of cases by reference to books of recognised authority, or of an equal degree of credit; but discrimination has uniformly been exercised in the adoption of such state ments; and they have generally been verified by compa rison with contemporaneous and independent accounts.
    [Show full text]
  • The Honorable Mentions Movies – LIST 3
    The Honorable mentions Movies – LIST 3: 1. Modern Times by Charles Chaplin (1936) 2. Pinocchio by Hamilton Luske et al. (1940) 3. Late Spring by Yasujirō Ozu (1949) 4. The Virgin Spring by Ingmar Bergman (1960) 5. Charade by Stanley Donen (1963) 6. The Soft Skin by François Truffaut (1964) 7. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Mike Nichols (1966) 8. Dog Day Afternoon by Sidney Lumet (1975) 9. Love Unto Death by Alain Resnais (1984) 10. Kiki's Delivery Service by Hayao Miyazaki (1989) 11. Bram Stoker's Dracula by Francis Ford Coppola (1992) 12. Léon: The Professional by Luc Besson (1994) 13. Princess Mononoke by Hayao Miyazaki (1997) 14. Fight Club by David Fincher (1999) 15. Rosetta by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne (1999) 16. The Ninth Gate by Roman Polanski (1999) 17. O Brother, Where Art Thou? by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (2000) 18. The Return Andrey Zvyagintsev (2003) 19. The Sea Inside by Alejandro Amenábar (2004) 20. Broken Flowers by Jim Jarmusch (2005) 21. Climates by Nuri Bilge Ceylan (2006) 22. The Prestige by Christopher Nolan (2006) 23. The Class by Laurent Cantet (2008) 24. Mother by Bong Joon-ho (2009) 25. Shutter Island by Martin Scorsese (2010) 26. The Tree of Life by Terrence Malick (2011) 27. The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius (2011) 28. Melancholia by Lars von Trier (2011) 29. Hugo by Martin Scorsese (2011) 30. Twice Born by Sergio Castellitto (2012) 31. August Osage county by John Wells (2013) 32. 12 Years a Slave by Steve McQueen (2013) 33. The Best Offer by Giuseppe Tornatore (2013) 34.
    [Show full text]