Great example, James, of how cinematic speed can be productively linked to socio-political/ cultural critique. It's a good counterpoint to the idea of slow cinema as being more politically attuned to the world. I was wondering if there are other exam ...
Nyan Cat makes me feel extremely irritated- in fact I think I might hate him- I lasted 21 seconds before I had to stop watching. Can you speak to the nature of that kind of affective response and how it relates to some of the ideas you raise in your thoug ...
Great post Lisa! I'm happy that you've brought gender into the discussion of speed. Your idea that the female's wider narrative capitulation to the male is encapsulated through the physical image of the woman as (bad or anxious) driver is v ...
Thanks James, this is such a rich commentary on the intertextuality of contemporary stardom. I wonder about the gendered nature of all this and to what extent this is specific to female stardom? All the actresses you refer to are woman over 40. I was also ...
I should add I realise ScarJo is not playing an actress but there is an element of performativity there that just seemed to relate to some of what you are discussing! ...
Well, I agree Liza- this is a beautifully written post! It captures something of my response upon seeing Irreversible- that 'physical exhilaration' you describe Tim- which troubled me, and I wasn't quite sure what to do with. So how does th ...
This post raises many interesting questions, Veronica- thank you. I'm especially taken by your idea of the 'radical familiarity' of the horror of rape in film- and in life. I would like to hear more about how you think rape disrupts the so- ...
I really like that you introduced a documentary into the discussion of extreme cinema, Adam. I'm intrigued by the different kind of 'extremiities' at work in documentary and fiction film. Do you think documentary raises different issues reg ...
Exactly Tim! This is always the risk with trying to anticipate the moves of Von Trier the trickster- you just know that no matter what, he's always pulling the strings! Thanks so much to you, Adam and Nikolaj for your fantastic responses. The idea th ...
Thank you for a fascinating post Matthew, which follows on nicely from the NekNom video! It's notable how all the posts this week so far are on masculinity and the circulation of pain. I'm interested in the gendering of this, particularly as my ...
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I should add I realise ScarJo
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