As Elssaser and Hagner point out in their work, Film Theory: An Introduction through the Senses, paranoia thrillers, which were popular in the 1970s, (Three Days…
In the world of moving image and film almost any artistic product is categorized into one of three groups: traditional cinema, artists’ film (or avant…
Kali, the fiercely benevolent Hindu goddess, wields time, creation, change, preservation, and destruction, destroying demonic forces of evil to restore what is good and sacred….
Why is it that we are attracted to dark and stormy nights or tales from the crypt? Why do we flock to stories of vampires,…
174 years. That’s how long it took for us to get from the first photograph in 1826 to the first camera phone in 2000. Since…
Though physical space and landscape play into many movies, the Edinburgh International Film Festival selections Mother (2016), Sparrows (2015), and Suntan (2016), make particularly effective…
Films have an intimate relationship with psychology. Many popular films rely on relatable and believable characters who struggle with the same monsters as regular people….
In Angry Indian Goddesses (2015), directed by Pan Nalin, one of the seven female protagonists asked the question: Why are women in India harassed and…
Pride: a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one’s own achievements consciousness of one’s own dignity. Every year the last weekend in June…
Have films about ‘growing up’ grown up? Why I’ve made the ‘coming-of-age’ movie my go-to at the EIFF
The classic coming-of-age genre film centers on key, life changing events that mature its main characters. These events often include losing one’s virginity (Superbad,…