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All posts by Willow Maclay
Second Skin
Willow Maclay writes this essay about the aftermath of rape in Paul Verhoeven's "Elle" and the 1961 film "Something Wild."
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North Stars and Emerald Jewels: Tilda Swinton and Androgyny
Willow Maclay writes about Tilda Swinton's singular career and its relationship to other androgynous icons.
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A Room of One’s Own: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
As her last film opens, Willow Maclay takes a look back at the filmography of Chantal Akerman.
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Spin Me ‘Round: The Early Years of Tarantino’s Music
Quentin Tarantino has always been interested in making films that lie on the intersection of image and music. His career began with a roundtable discussion of Madonna's “Like a Virgin”, and all throughout his early pictures characters are accompanied by radio,...
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An Ode to Jack Burton
Today is the 64th birthday of actor Kurt Russell. A glorious man who built his career on Disney Pictures and becoming John Carpenter's John Wayne. That dissonance between action hero and Disney star gives example to the diverse skill set Russell had all throug...
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5 Films to See for International Women’s Day
International Women's Day began as a socialist movement to both call attention to the societal and political disadvantages women faced and celebrate the political and economic achievements of women. As time passed on the event morphed into something more resem...
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Some Men Want to Watch the World Burn: The Best of Paul WS Anderson
Paul W.S. Anderson is best known for being the director behind the Resident Evil franchise and other video game adaptations like Mortal Kombat. This has often coloured his career in ways both negative and positive. He can't quite shake the distinction of being...
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Imagine Me and You: Female Friendship on Film
In the landmark PBS documentary “Growing Up Female” Julia Reichert and Jim Klein sought out to put a spotlight on socialization of girls growing up in America in the 1970s. One of the more troubling aspects of that picture was the prevailing notion that media ...
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