Symposium: Antonioni and Bergman in the 21st Century – Filmhouse Cinema Edinburgh.
Author Archives: James Mooney
EIFF @ the University of Edinburgh
Once again this year, Open Studies at The University of Edinburgh will offer the unique opportunity to be guided through some of the highlights of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. More information here: http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/short-courses/open-studies/programme/film-festival-course
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Breathless
Our third Access Film Studies screening is Godard’s Breathless (1960). Next week, we’ll be discussing the French New Wave movement.
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Stagecoach
Our second Access film screening is John Ford’s Stagecoach (1939). We’ll be using this classic Western as a springboard for next week’s discussion of genre. The entire film is available to watch above for free.
Genre
Frequently, people choose to go to the movies to see a certain type of film. Popular genres include: action; comedy; western; science-fiction; horror, and; musical. Genres are used by industry officials in deciding what kinds of films to make and as a simple way to characterize film by type. It is usual for there to be a link between popular national cinemas and genre. Continue reading
