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Festivals, Political Cinema and Academy Award Best Pictures

Volume 28, Issue 2-4 / February–April 2024

A triple issue with a wide range of subjects, including Festival reports (Sundance, Istanbul Film Festival, Leeds Film Festival), recent Nordic cinema, reviews of some Best Film Academy Award nominations (Barbie, The Zone of Interest, American Fiction, Poor Things), a companion piece of sorts to Poor Things, Athina Rachel Tsangari's bizarrely eccentric short The Capsule, and politically themed essays (the films of Laura Poitras, recent Palestinian films, the satirical films of Aleksei German), and other related articles.

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  • Roger Corman (April 5, 1926-May 9, 2024)

    May 13th

    It was bound to happen some time soon but I always believed Roger Corman was immortal or at least would be one of those rare human species that lives productively well past the age of 100. He came close remaining… Read more →

  • David Bordwell (1947-Feb 29, 2024)

    March 2nd

    One of the most important educators, teachers, and film academics of his generation, David Bordwell, has died at the age of 76. Along with being a great and motivational teacher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he taught in one… Read more →

  • Norman Jewison: 1926-January 20, 2024

    January 22nd

    A Canadian legend of countless Canadian and American productions, Norman Jewison, dies at age 97. Jewison will be remembered for a few key films but I will remember him as one of those old school Hollywood directors who was able to apply… Read more →

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