But, Jessica, you'll be relieved to know that not all movies are about the male gaze: Peeping Tom subjugates the plight of the migrant worker in post-war America through its use of mise-en-scene.
I assume that someone excerpted phrases and generated sentences on the modeel "Preposition x, film title verb y preposition z."? The juxtaposition of poverty and nature in Top Hat fetishizes suburban notions of containment. I always wondered what "Isn't it a lovely day to be caught in the rain" really meant. Judy From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 6:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] Happy Friday! ICK!!! . This is what I got when I punched in KISS ME DEADLY ( greatest film of all time) "Through the use of the male gaze, kiss me deadly launches visual salvos against the fascist aesthetic." Not even close. On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 6:33 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: http://wonder-tonic.com/filmthesis/ Damn! If this thing had been around 40 years ago I would have graduated soooo much quicker! Cheers! gary Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 [email protected] http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) [email protected] VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
