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Tag Archives: Film
Dissections: The Journal of Contemporary Horror
I’ve just been alerted to the journal Dissections: The Journal of Contemporary Horror, based at the University of Brighton and edited by Gina Wisker. It looks great and I’ve added a link to our list of journals that appears on … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles, Resources
Tagged art, dark fantasy, fiction, Film, horror, journals
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Review: Beauty and the Beast, dir. by Bill Condon (Disney, 2017)
Sam and I have been posting on the theme of ‘Beauty and the Beast recently here and here (I am doing research on the tale and will be presenting a paper at the Damsels in Redress conference next month). I … Continue reading
The Eyes of My Mother
Kate Timperley has asked me to pass this news on about an intriguing Gothic film soon to be released: I am really happy to let you guys know of a really interesting Gothic horror film that I’ve been working on … Continue reading
CFA: The Spaces and Places of Horror
Calls for articles in a collection edited by Francesco Pascuzzi, The Spaces and Places of Horror, deadline 15 April 2017. This volume aims to explore the complex, layered horizon of landscapes in horror film culture to unpack the use that … Continue reading
CFP: Performing Fantastika: An Interdisciplinary Conference, Lancaster University, April 28-29 2017
CFP for Fantastika’s 4th conference, on performing fantistika (deadline 1 March 2017): The 4rd annual Fantastika conference will focus on performative bodies in fantastika. This includes performance in theatrical plays and films, as well as an examination of the body … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences)
Tagged Fantasy, Film, gender, performance, the body, the fantastic, theatre, TV
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Seductive and Demented, ‘The Lure’ is Unlike Any Musical Ever Made
Who can resist mermaids? Well, maybe it’s just me. I love musicals too so the film reviewed here, Agnieszka Smoczynska’s The Lure sounds irresistible. There’s a trailer; it looks scary, mysterious, and lots of fun.
CFP: The Fan Studies Network 2017 Conference, University of Huddersfield, 24-25 June 2017
Another CfP for a conference on Fan Studies at Huddersfield. The fifth anniversary of the annual Fan Studies Network Conference is visiting the University of Huddersfield for a vibrant two-day programme during June 2017. The conference will celebrate and continue … Continue reading
Red — an animated retelling of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’
OGOM’s Company of Wolves conference in 2015 explored the figure of the wolf, the werewolf, and wild children (often thought to have been raised by wolves themselves). An edited collection and two special journal issues will emerge soon from this … Continue reading
Posted in Film Clips
Tagged animation, Company of Wolves, Film, Red Riding Hood, Wolves
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Witchcraft through the Ages: The Black Mass
Incredible scene of witches attending a black mass from this amazing-looking 1922 Swedish film, Häxen (which I had not heard of before).
The Company of Wolves: Angela Carter and Neil Jordan
From the brilliant Angela Carter Online website (thanks to Caleb Sivyer), here’s a fascinating discussion between Angela Carter and Neil Jordan, the director of the film adaptation of Carter’s wolf narratives as The Company of Wolves.
Posted in Interviews
Tagged adaptation, Angela Carter, Company of Wolves, Film, Neil Jordan, Wolves
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