The Artist and the MacMahon Factor Zafar Masud April 2012 Feature Articles Looking into France’s international success with The Artist, Zafar Masud discovers the little-known history of a Parisian theatre and the cinéphiles that made its reputation.
The Death of Film and the Hollywood Response Andrew Gilbert April 2012 Feature Articles Could all of this year’s major Oscar nominated films be read as allegories of the end of the “celluloid” era? Andrew Gilbert argues that, collectively, their narratives reflect certain anxieties about the post-celluloid age of filmmaking.
The Artist: Mystification Beyond Artistry Joseph Natoli April 2012 Feature Articles Joseph Natoli discusses the incongruous presence of a black and white, silent film evoking Hollywood’s “golden age” in an era of hi-tech culture that has displaced all that age represents.
