Several large-scale Bible epics have been produced in the decade after revival of epic cinema at turn millennium. Yet, while many biblical films this period were primarily aimed religious audiences, Darren Aronofsky’s Noah (2014) and Ridley Scott’s Exodus:Gods Kings stand out due to their broader appeal skepticism. Using Gilles Deleuze’s concepts impulse-image action-image as framework, article...

An earlier version of this book review appeared in Film Interernational, Nov. 13, 2013 (http://filmint.nu/ ?p=10038). It appears here by permission. Author Notes Brandon Konecny recently graduated from the Film Studies program at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He is a two-time scholarship recipient of the Fluor Scholarship Foundation, winner of the UNCW Award for Excellence in Fil...

Christopher Nolan’s cinema and its immersive quality is appreciated by audiences critics alike, already analysed researchers, often mentioning “claustrophobia” as a feeling encountered in his films. However, number of extensive explorations work, filmmaking general, leave the creation claustrophobia undiscussed. Thus, article aims to fill gap investigate 2017’s film Dunkirk, since this account ...

The article presents an analysis of two films by Chan-wook Park in the context so-called sensual key, as well light selected categories, such as: acoustic space, colour, and meaning photography. mentioned are linked subject retaliation, coexistence works part “revenge trilogy”, formal layer — also sens e auteur cinema. Another component text is consideration influence means cinematic expression o...

Experimental film movement, which is one of the important breaking points history cinema, has an place in formation many new techniques and different forms. It possible to find traces movement all over world American Cinema since 1920s. World War II caused cultural damage America. Especially, viewers caught up Hollywood magic met with films that encourage thinking. After this situation, concept...

Animation has always had its champions. Animators and fans have often proved eager to sing the praises of animation and especially to laud it over and above cinema. To give examples: French animation director René Laloux (2006) famously declared animation to be the true cinema, and in a humourous yet profound essay exploring the ‘evolution’ of Mickey Mouse from adult to juvenile, renowned biolo...