Tag: Film
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“I didn’t save mine”: A Review of The Darjeeling Limited (2007) Through a Saidist Lens
Manahil Masood considers Wes Anderson’s The Darjeeling Limited (2007) through the lens of Edward Said’s landmark text Orientalism, to argue that the film reinforces colonial narratives surrounding India.
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Queer Performance and The Male Gaze: Redrafting Masculinity through Comparison in Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn
Harry Fry explores the construction of masculinity in Emerald Fennell’s critically acclaimed feature film Saltburn.
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When Mothers Hire Mothers: Oblique Maternal Identities in The Help
Tate Taylor’s film The Help has been discredited for exaggerating historical tropes, but served as a window into the complex relationship between African American maids and their white employers in the American South. Harry Fry analyzes The Help to discuss the racial and employment dynamics impacted ideas of motherhood.
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Napoleon: The Importance of Historical Accuracy in Contemporary Film
Megan Crutchley reviews Ridley Scott’s Napolean and tackles the question of historical accuracy and its importance in films about the past.
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‘Every baby needs a da-da-daddy’: Andrew Dominik’s Blonde
Georgia Smith explores themes of gender, sex, and the self in a review of the 2022 film “Blonde”, which tells a fictionalized account of Marilyn Monroe’s life.
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Under Threat? Archaeology in Britain Today
Whilst popular media has captivated public interest in archaeology, such portrayals mask the issues – from funding cuts to lack of opportunity – plaguing the discipline today. John Strachan explores the current situation of archaeology in Britain and the steps being taken to promote to safeguard its future.
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Raising the Curtain: Hollywood and American Politics, 1920-60
Written by Jack Bennett. The impact of Hollywood and the film industry today is well known, and felt by all of us, but how did it begin? And what involvement has Hollywood had in American politics?
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Hollywood’s Hephaestus: Review of Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema exhibition at Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern Two), from Sat 24 Oct 2020 – Sun 5 Sep 2021.
Written by Richard Kendall. Many of us are familiar with the work of Ray Harryhausen, but less familiar with the man behind the work. The exhibition at the National Gallery seeks to redress this by taking you through his life and his craft.
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