Mise-en-scène 🎞

My review essay on @maxevry's excellent book about David Lynch's "Dune" in the new issue of the film journal "Mise-en-Scene." journals.kpu.ca/index.php/msq/…

Just published: Issue 9.1: 1980s Redux, headlined by Andrew Hageman’s reconsideration of David Lynch’s #Dune as A Masterpiece in Disarray. Dedicated to @NPQennedy (1959-2024)

#FEATURE: Sundar Prize Film Festival launches in Surrey The inaugural event featured film screenings, panels, and awards, including a KPU-based residency prize #SundarPrizeFilmFestival #FilmFestival #SurreyBC ow.ly/mBnl50SrgVw

The moment we've all been waiting for is here! The @SundarPrize Film Festival's official trailer is LIVE! 📽️ Join us on June 15th and 16th at Centre Stage at @CityofSurrey City Hall for a celebration of human resilience and incredible storytelling. Edited by our award-winning co-founder @VinuGiridhar, the trailer features powerful glimpses into our award-winning films. From heartwarming animations to inspiring documentaries, get ready to be moved! Dates: June 15th and June 16th, 2024 Location: Centre Stage at Surrey City Hall Tickets: sundarprize.com The Sundar Prize is approaching an 80% sell out! 🎟️ Don't miss out on this unforgettable cinematic experience! #sundarprize #sundarprizefilmfestival #spff2024 #filmfestival #trailer #cinemameetssocialchange #storytelling #socialjustice #filmmaking #salish #coastsalish #vancouver #surrey

Steve Zaillian’s #Ripley is a fascinating new take on the Tom Ripley story. It’s not a remake of Minghella’s film, but a bold reinterpretation. It also has some of the most gorgeous B&W cinematography I’ve seen in some time. Robert Elswit’s work is nothing short of stunning.

📢 PKP is NOT FOR SALE! By its design, several safeguards are in place to reassure our communities that PKP will not be bought or sold. PKP underscores how it is not, and never will be, for sale. Check it out, and if you are so inclined, please share: pkp.sfu.ca/2024/03/14/pkp…

#SCMS24 Day 3!

@MESjournal is on the ground in Boston for the 65th annual meeting of the SCMS. Our editor-in-chief, Greg Chan, is attending the film and media studies panels—30 concurrent sessions for each time block!—to recruit potential contributors. #SCMS2024 #InTheFrame

And complimentary copies are heading your way @GoswamiNilakshi @clintonjbarney @pandiculator @PaulRisker. Thanks for your contributions to MSJ 8.2

It’s always an exciting day when we get to unbox a new print edition of MSJ! Issue 8.2: First Blood is right at home in our limited-editions collection. Purchase your copy through our print on demand service: lulu.com/shop/carolina-…

Martin Scorsese on criticism of ‘Flower Moon’s’ 3+ hour runtime: “Not every film is for every person...I don’t know if it’s something that will be universally accepted. This one felt right [at this length], and I felt that while I was watching it.” wp.me/pc8uak-1lDEPv

Julianne Moore and John Turturro have joined Tilda Swinton in Pedro Almodóvar's 'The Room Next Door.' See new plot details: thefilmstage.com/julianne-moore…

@MESjournal is always a great source of budding undergrad horror scholars. Read Jordan Redekop-Jones's new piece on Ellen Ripley, the female body, and unwanted alien pregnancy. #OpenAccess journals.kpu.ca/index.php/msq/…

Just published: Issue 8.2 (Winter 2023) issuu.com/professorc3p0/…

MSJ contributor and @StAFilmFest director Mina Radovic is set to curate this Yugoslav film series @MoMAFilm. Not to be missed!

ALFRED HITCHCOCK was born on this day 124 years ago. Considered one of the greatest ever filmmakers, he directed over 55 movies. Here’s some great behind the scenes shots from his 54-year career. 🧵 1/30

Vincent van Gogh’s Prisoners Exorcising Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange

✨Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne’s Closet Picks✨ The Palme d’Or–winning Belgian duo—whose new film TORI AND LOKITA is now playing exclusively on @criterionchannl—talk about their friends Jane Campion & Cristian Mungiu, a Kieślowski masterpiece, & the “profound loneliness” of WANDA.

The print edition of Issue 8.1 (Crime Film) has arrived!

MSJ’s latest edition has been published. Issue 8.1, a themed dossier on crime film, includes a feature article on symmetrical framing in Murder on the Orient Express + Death on the Nile plus a collection of undergrad pieces. Cover art courtesy of @KPUenglish student Lauryn Beck