Issue 59 | June 2011
Welcome to Issue 59 of our journal
“Certainly there was a misunderstanding, and I have been hesitant to speak about The Matrix until now.” So said Jean Baudrillard about the Matrix trilogy
Lars von Trier’s Other Comments at Cannes
In his now infamous press conference, Lars von Trier’s comments about Nazis and Jews received the overwhelming focus of attention, but other contentious words were
The Seventies Reloaded: (What does the cinema think about when it dreams of Baudrillard?)
Jean Baudrillard’s encounter with cinema, and cinema’s encounter with Baudrillard’s thought are the twin subjects of this extensive discussion of American cinema of the 1970s
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre or, Socrates in the Desert
Socratic lessons can be articulated in all manner of ways. Pedro Blas Gonzalez examines John Huston’s 1947 fable about avarice and greed.
Lost Treasure: Trouble in Paradise
Of the great Ernst Lubitsch masterpieces, this luminous 1932 comedy has perhaps received less praise than it deserves
Auschwitz–Harlem: Post-Traumatic Economy in The Pawnbroker
In light of Sidney Lumet’s recent passing away, this article pays tribute to his powerful 1964 dramatised study of a post-Holocaust survivor living a life
Something Against Nature: Sweet Movie, 4, and Disgust
The author brings together two seminal films from differing eras that challenge audiences in complex and confronting ways
Journey to Galveston: An Interview with Catherine Berge on King Vidor
In the late 1970s, Catherine Berge’s encounter with both the films and person of King Vidor was a seminal turning point in her life. Here,
King Vidor: The Editor’s Director
A great director, no doubt, but as Peter Tonguette demonstrates, King Vidor was equally proficient at the art and craft of editing
Accidental Cinema and the YouTube Sublime: An Interview with Joe Swanberg
Often seen as the figurehead of the so-called “mumblecore” cineastes, Joe Swanberg discusses the aesthetic and technological practices that inform this indie phenomenon