Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media
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https://www.alphavillejournal.com/ Published by @uccfilmscreenmedia.bsky.social at University College Cork Editor @larascaroli.bsky.social Communications Officer @gwendayoung.bsky.social Peer reviewed, Diamond Open Access 💎
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Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media @alphavillej.bsky.social · 2y agoIssue 28 is launched! “Moving Beyond the (De)Colonial Container: The Work of Film Festivals” edited by Sheila Petty and Estrella Sendra @ucclibrary.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @uregina.bsky.social @filmstudiesff.bsky.social doi.org/10.33178/alp...
New issue of Alphaville 👇🏼
Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media @alphavillej.bsky.social · 2y agoIssue 28 is launched! “Moving Beyond the (De)Colonial Container: The Work of Film Festivals” edited by Sheila Petty and Estrella Sendra @ucclibrary.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @uregina.bsky.social @filmstudiesff.bsky.social doi.org/10.33178/alp...
Great to see another issue of Alphaville launched!
Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media @alphavillej.bsky.social · 2y agoIssue 28 is launched! “Moving Beyond the (De)Colonial Container: The Work of Film Festivals” edited by Sheila Petty and Estrella Sendra @ucclibrary.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @uregina.bsky.social @filmstudiesff.bsky.social doi.org/10.33178/alp...
A nice review of our book below. Highlights a lot of the cool stuff in the book, especially our Covid and movies chapter.
Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media @alphavillej.bsky.social · 2y agoKane Geary O’Keeffe @Mouldyfajita reviews Diseased Cinema: Plagues, Pandemics and Zombies in American Movies, by Robert Alpert, Merle Eisenberg @merleeisenberg.bsky.social @OKState_History and Lee Mordechai published @edinburghup.bsky.social doi.org/10.33178/alp...
Kane Geary O’Keeffe @Mouldyfajita reviews Diseased Cinema: Plagues, Pandemics and Zombies in American Movies, by Robert Alpert, Merle Eisenberg @merleeisenberg.bsky.social @OKState_History and Lee Mordechai published @edinburghup.bsky.social doi.org/10.33178/alp...
Diseased Cinema: Plagues, Pandemics and Zombies in American Movies, by Robert Alpert, Merle Eisenberg and Lee Mordechai
The Covid-19 pandemic exposed the mass inequalities experienced in late-stage capitalism. This recent rediscovery of the sociological shifts enabled by disease makes Diseased Cinema an appropriately t...
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Directed by Yasujirō Ozu, by Shiguéhiko Hasumi, published by @ucpress.bsky.social is reviewed by David Franklin doi.org/10.33178/alp...
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu, by Shiguéhiko Hasumi
The films of Yasujirō Ozu have been so universally acclaimed that it may seem as though his work is beyond criticism, as though we have collectively agreed not only on his status as a singular directo...
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Gaza on Screen, edited by Nadia Yaqub published by @dukepress.bsky.social is reviewed by Jarvis Curry doi.org/10.33178/alp...
Issue 28 features an array of book reviews, from City Films, to Gaza on Screen, to studies of auteurs such as Yasujirō Ozu and Preston Sturges, to pandemics & zombies! doi.org/10.33178/alp...
Alphaville Issue 28, Moving Beyond the (De)Colonial Container: The Work of Film Festivals. Table of Contents
Issue 28 - This Alphaville issue brings together contributions that probe innovative approaches and methods of decolonising knowledge in screen cultures. Beginning with the question of what and whose ...
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In “The Muestra de Cine Afrodescendencias in Costa Chica: Intersections of Afrodescendance and Decoloniality in Curatorial Practice” Claudia Lora et al analyse “the curatorial work and collective exhibition of the Muestra de Cinea Afrodescendencias doi.org/10.33178/alp...
In “Stories Are in Our Bones!” From mispon to Ācimowin: A Conversation with Janine Windolph, in Memory of Trudy Stewart” Janine Windolph and Sheila Petty @PettySheila join together to map out, probe, two Indigenous focused film festivals in Saskatchewan – mispon (2006-2018) and Ācimowin (2024-)”
In “Tigritudes: A Subjective Anthology of Pan-African Cinema to Decolonise the Gaze” Estrella Sendra interviews Dyana Gaye about her project Tigritudes @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social doi.org/10.33178/alp...
In “Documenting the Territory in Saint-Louis (Senegal)”, Laura Feal Sánchez interviews Mamadou Sellou Diallo, exploring his work in the creation of “audiovisual projects” that “document a space in all its complexity” doi.org/10.33178/alp...
In “Decolonising Through Co-Curation” Rachel Johnson @universityofleeds.bsky.social traces “the complex relationships between curation, funding, placemaking and labour” in reference to the “Women Creators of the Future” programme doi.org/10.33178/alp...
Issue 28 is launched! “Moving Beyond the (De)Colonial Container: The Work of Film Festivals” edited by Sheila Petty and Estrella Sendra @ucclibrary.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @uregina.bsky.social @filmstudiesff.bsky.social doi.org/10.33178/alp...
Jack Pickford (born John Charles Smith, August 18, 1896 – January 3, 1933), was a Canadian-American actor, film director and producer. He was the younger brother of actresses Mary and Lottie Pickford. Wikipedia link: en.wikipedia.org/wik... #silentfilm #silentera #cinema #film
‘The King of Comedy’ at 42. Martin Scorsese’s ‘The King of Comedy’ remains a chillingly relevant satire on fame, obsession, and loneliness. Explore the film’s making, themes, and legacy in our deep dive. cinephiliabeyond.org/the-king-of-...
This is a lovely obit for our friend, Donna Hill: www.evesobits.com/post/donna-h...
Donna Hill, 1960 – 2024
Silent film biographer and researcher Donna Hill, 64, died in her San Francisco apartment on Dec. 30. Donna helped me with just about all of my books, supplying contacts, facts, and great gossip. In 2010 she wrote the gorgeous coffee-table book Rudolph Valentino the Silent Idol: His Life in Photographs, and at the time of her death was working on a Dorothy Gish bio. One online “virtual friend” wrote that Donna was “a kind, thoughtful, unfailingly generous friend, and a helpful and supportive sch
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CFP from THE MOVING IMAGE! Special issue: "Reassessing Small Gauge, Amateur, and Nontheatrical Film" Guest editors: Hugo Ljungbäck, Louisa Trott, and Patricia Ledesma Villon Proposals due — April 1, 2025 Final manuscripts due — October 1, 2025 amianet.org/wp-content/u...
Charles Burnett's Annihilation of Fish trailer has been made public! www.indiewire.com/news/trailer...
Charles Burnett’s Lost Comedy ‘The Annihilation of Fish’ Lands 4K Theatrical Release — Watch the Trailer
Charles Burnett's lost comedy 'The Annihilation of Fish' has a 4K release.
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Bogie's little helpers: the shoes Humphrey Bogart used during scenes with Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca in 1942. 🙂
News from Home by Chantal Akerman, 1976 Back on the big screen @wshed.bsky.social Sun 16 - Tue 18 Feb
📢CALL FOR ARTICLE ABSTRACTS📢 Aigne is seeking submissions on the theme: "Response: Reflection and Action" ✍️ Abstracts: 250–500 words 📅Deadline: Feb 21 📝 Full papers (4,000–7,000 words) due by May 4 🔗Details: aigne.ucc.ie/index.php/ai... 📣 Please share widely!
Some good tips for the upcoming two-month Bergman season @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social
Irish Film Institute@irishfilminstitute.bsky.social · 2y agoLooking to get into Bergman but don't know where to start? 🤔 We're showing all five of his features that polled on Sight and Sound's (@sightsoundmag.bsky.social) Greatest Films of All Time 2022 list in-cinema and on IFI@Home! 👀 See the thread below 🧵👇(1/7)
February is Black History Month. @jstordaily.bsky.social's latest roundup highlights stories on influential Black voices, community spaces, and groundbreaking contributions across literature, science, and the arts. Explore the stories: bit.ly/4hL27mM
Celebrating Black History Month - JSTOR Daily
JSTOR Daily editors pick their favorite stories for Black History Month.
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ICYMI. Also, @alphavillej.bsky.social is now on Bluesky!
James Denis Mc Glynn@jdmcglynn.bsky.social · 2y agoA true bumper issue of Alphaville, and what a roster of esteemed colleagues and fellow video essayists Liz Greene has assembled: with a theme of film music/sound and an incredibly robust Reviews section, the issue honours my late doctoral supervisor Danijela Kulezic-Wilson 💛 doi.org/10.33178/alp...
Only three more days until our virtual event! We are delighted to be joined by @larascaroli.bsky.social, @annaviolasborgi.bsky.social, and more! lu.ma/sm2kv17l
@scmsurbanism.bsky.social · 2y agoOnly one more week until our next virtual event! Please join us on January 24th to discuss Alphaville Journal's special issue, Home as a Site of Resistance. Register Here: lu.ma/sm2kv17l
A true bumper issue of Alphaville, and what a roster of esteemed colleagues and fellow video essayists Liz Greene has assembled: with a theme of film music/sound and an incredibly robust Reviews section, the issue honours my late doctoral supervisor Danijela Kulezic-Wilson 💛 doi.org/10.33178/alp...
New blog post by Elizabeth Noonan @ucclibrary.bsky.social "Diamond Open Access at UCC: Journals honoured at the IOAP Inaugural Diamond Open Access Publishing Awards 2024" theriverside.ucc.ie/... #OpenAccess #OA
