Meta-Textual Storytelling in Cinema
SPOILERS AHEAD! With the multitude of means of telling stories from video-games, literature, television, plays, songs, poems and of course, cinema, …
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Dr Sara AndersdotterContributing Editor
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Dr Louis BaymanContributing Editor
Contrasting Dreams on Page and Screen: Reviewing the Work of Philip K. Dick
For a writer who wrote extensively about artificial intelligence and technology, Philip K. Dick himself was, in fact, a veritable …
Familiarity and Nostalgia in the Fantasy Genre
Once upon a Time. . . four simple words which immediately conjure a whole host of possibilities and eventualities in …
Propaganda Filmmaking
Some use film to tell stories, and to entertain their audiences. Others will use film as a means to spread …
Exploring Unofficial Remakes in Hollywood
The blockbuster or big-budget spectacle has been a major business tool of Hollywood production since movies began. In his book …
The Stephen King Effect: Iconic Adaptations for the Silver Screen
It’s been twenty-seven years since we first saw Pennywise in the television adaptation of Stephen King’s It by Tommy Lee …
My Bloody Valentine: Alternative Visions of Love in the Horror Genre
If you want an alternative to the usual Valentines-clichéd-cosy-rose-petal-drenched-chocolate-card-Love-Actually-type-movies, then these films are ones you should consider.
The Art behind the Blockbuster
When it comes to the huge spectacle surrounding a blockbuster film some people, myself included, may start thinking that something …