The Awful Truth and the Smallest Injustice in Film History Michael J. Anderson March 2011 CTEQ Annotations on Film In accepting his “Best Director” Oscar statuette for The Awful Truth, Leo McCarey famously opined that Academy voters had given him the award for the wrong film (1). In McCarey’s estimation, Make Way for Tomorr...
Transatlantic Auteur: Ernst Lubitsch’s Self-reflexive Comedies of Misunderstanding Michael J. Anderson March 2011 Feature Articles A detailed analysis of the both the stylistic and thematic continuities, and the fault lines, between the German and Hollywood periods of Lubitsch’s work.
Hatari! and the Hollywood Safari Picture Michael J. Anderson September 2009 Feature Articles Originally titled “Africa”, the production history of Howard Hawks’ Hatari! is a tale in its own right. Michael J. Anderson teases out its place in the long history of Hollywood big-game-hunting films set in Africa.
Tiger Shark Michael J. Anderson February 2009 CTEQ Annotations on Film Tiger Shark (1932 USA 80 mins) Prod Co: First National-Vitaphone/Warner Bros. Prod: Bryan Foy Dir: Howard Hawks Scr: Wells Root , from the story Tuna by Houston Branch Phot: Tony Gaudio Ed: Thomas Pratt ...
James Benning’s Art of Landscape: Ontological, Pedagogical, Sacrilegious Michael J. Anderson July 2005 Experimental Cinema Benning's 13 Lakes is discussed in the light of André Bazin's concept of the ontology of the image and its frame.
Before Sunrise, or Los Angeles Plays Itself In a Lonely Place Michael J. Anderson October 2004 Feature Articles Michael Mann's Collateral is an ode to the cool “steel and glass” splendour of Los Angeles, from sunset to sunrise.
Histoire de Marie et Julien: Jacques Rivette’s Material Ghost Story Michael J. Anderson July 2004 53rd Melbourne International Film Festival Part erotic ghost story, part reflexive commentary on filmic form and narrative, Rivette's latest opus may be his most personal yet.
