Author Archive for: ‘Adam Ochonicky’
The Spectral Present: Landscapes of Absence in Once Upon a Time in Anatolia and The Headless Woman
In Once Upon a Time in Anatolia/Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2011), a deceptively simple plot – the search for a murder victim in the Anatolian steppes – serves as the foundation for an investigation into the malleability of archives and the representation of mnemonic processes, as well as mortality itself. Early in the film, the character of Doctor …
Read MoreBecoming Jack Nicholson: The Masculine Persona from Easy Rider to The Shining
Shaun R. Karli, Becoming Jack Nicholson: The Masculine Persona from Easy Rider to The Shining ISBN: 9 7808 1088598 1 Scarecrow Press, 2012 US$50.00 (hb) 204pp (Review copy supplied by Scarecrow Press) Given the bland star personas of the many contemporary Hollywood actors perpetually beholden to their publicists and personal trainers, revisiting the career of Jack Nicholson provides a fascinating …
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