In ‘Afterimages’ Laura Mulvey Returns to Feminist Film Criticism with Fresh Insights
Mulvey's Afterimages draws together her recent writing on women and film to create an engaging collection that is both timely and time-centred.
Alex Ramon
Alex Ramon is a lecturer and critic currently based in Łódź, Poland. He is the author of the book Liminal Spaces: The Double Art of Carol Shields and has written and presented papers on Guy Maddin, Sarah Polley, Rawi Hage, Mordecai Richler, and Iris Murdoch. He has covered film festivals such as Cannes, TIFF, London and Gdynia, and interviewed various directors, writers and performers, including Tori Amos, François Ozon, Agnieszka Holland, Andrzej Chyra, and Samuel Adamson. His current projects include an edited collection of reviews and essays. As well as PopMatters, he writes for Sight and Sound, BFI, and Film International, and blogs at Boycotting Trends.http://boycottingtrends.blogspot.comTwitter: @BoycottTrends
What the Song Asks For: An Interview with Barb Jungr
Barb Jungr reflects on what draws her to Bob Dylan and Jacques Brel's music, and the creative approaches taken to their work on her new album, Bob, Brel, & Me.
Barb Jungr Finds Fresh Depths in the Work of Musical Legends in ‘Bob, Brel & Me’
In her recent performance at the Southbank Centre, Barb Jungr shared perfect material for her own genre-defying artistry in the works of Bob Dylan and Jacques Brel.
Racism Further Damns the American Dream in the Young Vic’s ‘Death of a Salesman’
An accomplished cast ignite Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell's compelling production of Arthur Miller's classic, Death of a Salesman, but does making the Lomans a black family enhance Miller's intentions?
An American in London (Theatre): Interview with Actor Joseph Mydell
Free from the relentless "black and white" trap in American performing arts, Joseph Mydell talks with PopMatters as he prepares to play Ben Loman in Marianne Elliott's much-anticipated revival of Death of a Salesman at London's Young Vic.
‘Dramatic Exchanges’ Offers a Delightful Epistolary History of the National Theatre
Daniel Rosenthal’s illuminating collection in Dramatic Exchanges brings together delightful exchanges by creatives in the National Theatre’s story.
Expressing Uncertainties: the 43rd Polish Film Festival in Gdynia 2018
I count some of the works presented at Gdynia in recent years as among the best that contemporary cinema has offered.
Taking It to Church: A Summer Evening with Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant concludes her 2018 summer tour of "intimate and historic" locations in the UK with a warm and spellbinding show at Oxford's St. John the Evangelist church.
Modesty, Melody and Quiet, Reflective Words: Joan Baez’s ‘Whistle Down the Wind’
Released to accompany her last world tour, Joan Baez's latest album avoids sermonizing, approaching current calamities obliquely, gaining power from understatement, and bringing the listener to a calm place.
Going High: An Interview with Peyton
Peyton talks about how his new album, Sinners Got Soul Too, both fuses and transcends elements of his diverse musical background, from Southern gospel to Ibiza House.
Family Flavours in Mike Leigh’s ‘Life is Sweet’
Family, friends, and food form the focus of Leigh’s broad but funny, relatable and affectionate 1990 film, which here receives a welcome Blu-ray and DVD re-release from BFI.
Still Those Songlines Sing: Tori Amos Talks About ‘Native Invader’
Tori Amos talks about some of the themes and inspirations behind her new record Native Invader, and why her upcoming tour will see her become “the rock ‘n’ roll Angela Merkel".