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Best of lists

Posted on January 7, 2023 by admin

I’ve not done a ‘best of year’ list before but thought I’d have a stab this time – and do it across films, TV literary fiction and nonfiction. These are lists of my favourites/best viewed or read in the past … Continue reading →

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genres, film cycles, and a reading cycle

Posted on December 22, 2022 by admin

A reading strand and how one text leads to another in both film production and academia… I recently read my Brunel University colleague Leon Hunt’s fascinating new book on Mario Bava, Mario Bava: The Artisan as Italian Horror Auteur (2022), … Continue reading →

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Cinema of Discomfort cover, due date

Posted on September 6, 2021 by admin

I now have a cover image for my new book, The Cinema of Discomfort, which is due out in either October or November (only in expensive hardback initially, unfortunately). This is the updated cover blub: How do we understand types … Continue reading →

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Things that don’t quite fit the film itself

Posted on May 13, 2021 by admin

What to do when faced with that awkward academic situation when you read an article in a major journal that seems very relevant to exactly something you are working on; you draft a line from this and then watch the … Continue reading →

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The Cinema of Discomfort

Posted on August 3, 2020 by admin

About time I posted something new, after a gap of all-but a year, so an update here on my next book, which is The Cinema of Discomfort: Disquieting, Awkward and Uncomfortable Experiences in Contemporary Art and Indie Film. This is … Continue reading →

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Annapurna under threat of bankruptcy?

Posted on August 8, 2019 by admin

Bad news for the indie/Indiewood sectors if Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures is exploring the option of bankruptcy, as is suggested in various reports, initially from Deadline.com. Annapurna has been a key supporter of both indie productions and more challenging studio … Continue reading →

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Voices on indie exhibition

Posted on July 5, 2019 by admin

Interesting round-table of voices on Indiewire in response to one of the latest expressions of doom-and-gloom about demand for theatrical exhibition, particularly of indie and art films. This is a seemingly endless debate, often circling around the same issues, but … Continue reading →

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Positioning Art Cinema, cover and blurbs

Posted on January 7, 2019 by admin

Very pleased with the finished cover design for my new book, Positioning Art Cinema: Film and Cultural Value, now due out at the end of this month. A copy of the descriptive blurb is included below. I’m also very grateful … Continue reading →

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Positioning Art Cinema

Posted on August 8, 2018 by admin

I’m delighted to be able to report that I’ve managed to get the original title restored for my forthcoming book on art cinema, which will now be called Positioning Art Cinema: Film and Cultural Value, which represents the focus of … Continue reading →

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New book on art cinema

Posted on April 15, 2017 by admin

I’ve recently signed a contract for my next book, Art Cinema: Positioning Films and the Construction of Cultural Value. I’m quite excited about this project, which is already at an advanced stage, due for submission late summer for publication by I.B. … Continue reading →

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