A teaching and research platform for 'Popular cinema and cultural studies' - a Year 2 module in Cultural Studies at Bath Spa University College. Includes: module reading links, articles, film and cultural theory, fan sites, reviews, etc.

 
At last, a clever and funny review of Fight Club_: Hail to the space monkeys!
posted by Stampman at 12:58 PM

 
The Art of Killing on Camera - Jackie Chan on his balletic fight sequences: "I want to show audiences fighting is an art. Its not like ‘I want to kill you.’ Its an art." I took this quote from this useful essay by Aaron Anderson on the _Jump Cut_ website - called Violent Dances in Martial Arts Films.
posted by Stampman at 10:10 AM

 
Adorno and Horkheimer's diagnosis of mass culture industry points the finger at Hollywood in particular - it seems that they didn't appreciate all that good weather... - THE CULTURE INDUSTRY: ENLIGHTENMENT AS MASS DECEPTION This text is set reading for Week 3 on 'Popular Cinema and Cultural Studies'.
posted by Stampman at 3:40 PM

 
why remake a 'classic' of modern cinema? Well, why not? For cleverer answers, go to: Psycho (Gus van Sant, 1998)
posted by Stampman at 9:37 AM

 
A lot of sad boys out there... Fight Club WebRing
posted by Stampman at 9:32 AM