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Carnaval Cinematica: Between Film Festivals

February 26th, 2009 · No Comments

it has been an incredibly rich semester for film at brown. in addition to providence’s beloved french film festival (run by richard manning and the amazing people over at the mcm department) there has also been an israeli film festival, and soon enough, the ivy film festival. this is not to say anything of the [...]

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Tags: brown university · film · providence · rhode island

better than sex, the new bond breaks apart and reimagines the action movie

November 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments

the american action movie is founded on the idea of catharsis through violence. which is why critics and intellectuals generally object to it. because it espouses a sort of primitivism in the name of healing, and engages in profound acts of brutality in the pursuit of some sort of harmony.
the american action movie confronts an [...]

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Tags: Culture · film · politics · semiotics