"[A] dense yet concise study (and experience) of the intricate poetic-cinematic patterning of Andrea Arnold’s 2009 film Fish Tank..." Audiovisual Film Criticism”, FILM CRITICISM, Vol. 40, No.1, 2016. For a full list of Grant's online publications on audiovisual film studies to date, click here. 's latest entry is replete with openly accessible scholarly goodies. First off, two major journals in our field have moved to new (public) houses! celebrates its fortieth anniversary issue with a move to an open access format, under the expert new editorship of Joseph Tompkins, who, to mark this welcome shift, commissioned lots of scholars to meditate on the ever mutating space of film criticism. Meanwhile, , a very long-standing, always fully open access academic journal dedicated to the engagement between film studies and philosophy, is now published by and remains completely open access. A good job by its excellent editor David Sorfa. The new issues of both journals are set out and linked to below, followed by a lovingly compiled list of nine new open access ebooks sourced at Oapen, and a whole host of further delectable items of openly accessible film (and TV) scholarly interest (including three further OA ebooks).

Embedded immediately below, though, are two of the latest instalments in the series of interviews, with and . is a Society for Cinema and Media Studies project to conduct, circulate and archive interviews with pioneers of film and media studies. fish aquarium for sale olxIn addition to recognizing the contributions of key scholars, the project also aims to foster knowledge of and interest in the diverse and dynamic developments that have shaped -- and continue to shape -- our expanding field. fish tanks for sale inland empireis currently led by Haidee Wasson, with the help of a committee comprised of Patrice Petro and Barbara Klinger. cheap fake fish tank plantsIt is sponsored both by SCMS and by ARTHEMIS, a Concordia University based research team investigating the history and epistemology of moving image studies.

Laura Mulvey interviewed by Catherine Grant Richard Dyer interviewed by Barbara Klinger Now OPEN ACCESS and online at:  (will shortly be accessible also at its existing URL: ) Marianne van den Boomen, Sybille Lammes, Ann-Sophie Lehmann, Joost Raessens, Mirko Tobias Schäfer (eds), Digital Material: Tracing New Media in Everyday Life and Technology Sean Cubitt, Dabiel Palmer and Nathaniel Tkacz (eds), Digital Light Joy Damousi and Desley Deacon, Talking and Listening edited : Essays on the history of sound Mireille van Eechoud, The Work of Authorship Natalie Edwards, Ben McCann and Peter Poiana (eds), Framing French Culture Mattias Frey, The Permanent Crisis of Film Criticism. The Anxiety of Authority Ilona Hongisto, Soul of the Documentary. Maaike Lauwaert, The Place of Play: Toys and Digital Cultures Sheldon H. Lu and Jiayan Mi (eds), Chinese Ecocinema: In the Age of Environmental ChallengeArgentine director will be the and Jaeger-LeCoultre’s 2014 Filmmaker in Residence.

A minimalist filmmaker whose narrative work has a documentary-like aesthetic, Alonso’s most recent film was “” with Viggo Mortensen, which was nominated for the Un Certain Regard Award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. “Many times I think less is more,” Alonso told Variety. “It makes for a nice contrast to many big U.S. films.” His other films include “La Libertad,” “Los Muertos,” “Fantasma,” and “Liverpool” — all of which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Alonso told Variety that he plans to use his residency to develop his next project, an exploration of people who live (and search for gold) in the Amazon jungle environment. “I’m thinking about what kind of film can I make [in Brazil] about people who live outside of civilization and society and all these kinds of structures that we have,” said Alonso. Alonso’s selection was announced at a dinner in New York City’s Indochine restaurant that was co-hosted by mystery author Charles Finch, Film Society of Lincoln Center executive director Lesli Klainberg, “Capote” director Bennett Miller, “Welcome to the Dollhouse” director Todd Solondz, and “Precious” producer Lisa Cortes.

“Being here and having the chance to meet people who are far away from my own world, it’s fantastic,” said Alonso. Last year’s filmmaker in residence was director Andrea Arnold (“Fish Tank”), who used her time to develop the script and work on pre-production details for her next film, “American Honey.” The celebratory dinner also named select members of the initiative’s Advisory Board, a list that includes Cortes, “The Immigrant” director James Gray, “Savage Grace” director Tom Kalin, “3 Backyards” director Eric Mendelsohn, Miller, “The Namesake” director Mira Nair, “Love is Strange” director Ira Sachs, Solondz, “Stand Up Guys” director Fisher Stevens, Marisa Tomei, and “Boys Don’t Cry” producer Christine Vachon.“I am the movies,” says Barbara Hershey playing an actress in Richard Rush’s The Stunt Man.  Perhaps an overstatement, but the role of women has been aesthetically and thematically crucial in films.  This course will examine women-related issues and the cinematic means directors have used to approach or deny them in a variety of films from various countries and genres.

May 06    In the Beginning The Lady Eve – Preston Sturges (1941) 89’ *(recommended): Bringing Up Baby – Howard Hawks (1938);  El Espiritu de la Colmena (The Spirit of the Beehive) – Victor Erice (1973) May 13     Melodramatic Complications Angel Face - Preminger (1952) 91' *: Letter to an Unknown Woman – Max Ophuls (1948); All That Heaven Allows – Douglas Sirk (1955) May 20     La Femme Cléo de 5 à 7 – Agnes Varda (1961) 89’ *: An Unmarried Woman – Paul Mazursky (1978); Volver – Pedro Almodovar (2006) May 27    Private Symbols Juliet of the Spirits – Federico Fellini (1965) 137’ *: Images – Robert Altman (1972); Suspiria – Dario Argento (1977) June 03    Mad Love I Story of a Prostitute – Seijun Suziki (1965) 96’ *: Vivre sa vie – Jean-luc Godard (1962); Belle de Jour – Luis Bunuel (1967); Jeanne Dielman 23, quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles – Chantal Akerman (1975)

June 10     Reflexive Love Persona – Ingmar Bergman (1966) 81’ *: Die Bitterer Tränen der Petra von Kant – R. W. Fassbinder (1973); Mullholand Drive – D. Lynch (2002) June 24    Mad Love II L’Histoire de Adèle H. – Francois Truffaut (1975) 90’ *: Leave Her To Heaven – John Stahl (1945); La Femme d’à Côté – Francois Truffaut (1981) July 01     Rules of the Game Lola rennt – Tom Tykwer (1998) 81’ *: The Heroic Trio – Johnnie To (1998); Femme Fatale – Brian de Palma (2002) July 08     The Revenge of the Feminist B-Movie The Rage: Carrie 2 – Katt Shea (1999) 105’ *: Ms. 45 – Abel Ferrara (1981) Bedevilled – Cheol-Soo Jang (2010) July 15    Mother Love Madeo/Mother – Joon-ho Bong (2009) 128’ *: Stella Dallas – King Vidor (1937); Carrie – Brian de Palma (1976) July 22     Neo-Fem Film Chloe – Atom Egoyan (2009)