Author Archive for: ‘Nathalie Brillon’
“Mexicans with parkas and mobile phones”: transnational cinema at Hollywood’s edge
[1] “Mexicans with mobiles” is a phrase used by American crews working in Australia (Australia as a Film Location: Wallaby-wood, 84). “Mexicans with parkas” is the Canadian version of the same joke (Weyman). Both these pejorative descriptions demonstrate the American arrogance towards off-shore crews; however, they also reflect interesting ideologies. Apart from different props, both Australian and Canadian crews are …
Read MoreOne Hundred Years of Canadian Cinema
George Melnyk, One Hundred Years of Canadian Cinema. Toronto, Buffalo and London: University of Toronto Press, 2004. ISBN: 0 8020 8444 3 US$35 (pb) ISBN: 0 8020 3568 X US$70 (hb) 362 pp (Review copy supplied by University of Toronto Press) Defining “nation”, “nationality”, and “national” are not easy tasks, even when these concepts pertain to European countries where a …
Read MoreDavid Cronenberg: Author or Film-maker?
Mark Browning, David Cronenberg: Author or Film-maker? Bristol and Chicago: Intellect Books, 2007. ISBN: 978-1-84150-173-4 US$25.00 (pb) 207pp (Review copy supplied by Intellect Books) After more than half a century of auteur film theory, the title of this book is quite puzzling. Should it be: David Cronenberg: Author and Film-maker? Particularly, in this case, this question seems rhetorical. Cronenberg’s films bear one …
Read MoreLoving and Hating Hollywood: Reframing Global and Local Cinemas
Jane Mills, Loving and Hating Hollywood: Reframing Global and Local Cinemas. Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin, 2009 ISBN: 9 781741756 647 Aud$39.99 (pb) 249pp (Review copy supplied by Allen & Unwin) Jane Mills begins her monograph by calling for a widespread film education. Based on her observations of the Australian film industry, she asks why its domestic audience is so …
Read MoreLove Rules: Silent Hollywood and the Rise of the Managerial Class
Mark Garrett Cooper, Love Rules: Silent Hollywood and the Rise of the Managerial Class. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2003. ISBN 0 8166 3753 9 US$19.95 (pb) ISBN 0 8166 3752 0 US$59.95 (hb) 304 pp (Review copy supplied by University of Minnesota Press) Mark Garrett Cooper’s title could lead one to think that his book is dedicated to the …
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