Posts Tagged "cinema"

Windows (2023) Film

Posted by on Aug 19, 2023 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Windows (2023) A film by Krystof KeshavProduction House: Sene LisboaMedia and Public Relations: CMCS Media WINDOWS-Press-Kit Download ABOUT THE FILM Tagline: A Bengali short with a universal twist Logline: When a woman is stood up, she considers all the opportunities opening up to herself. Synopsis: In the independent short film, Windows, the protagonist Amrita is a single professional woman. She returns home after an ordinary day of work, but plans an extraordinary moment with a date that night. Her mundane tasks prepare for a special moment of romance until her hopes are shattered. When...

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CMCS 2017 Media Workshop & Book Talk on Reel Inequality (Rutgers University Press)

Posted by on Oct 28, 2016 in Critic's Area | 0 comments

Honoured to chair & moderate upcoming media workshop and book talk on Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism at the Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) 4th international conference “Bridging Gaps: Where is the film scholar in Hollywood filmmaking?” Read press release of the book here: http://cmc-centre.com/reelinequality/ Hosted at the University of Southern California on March 17-19, 2017, the conference features the following key media speakers: Dr. Nancy Wang Yuen Chair and Associate Professor Department of Sociology at Biola University, California www.nancywyuen.com...

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Highlights of Bridging Gaps Chat

Posted by on Oct 14, 2016 in Critic's Area | 0 comments

Last night, I had the privilege of joining Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) panelists and hosting our inaugural Bridging Gaps Twitter chat! It was 8:30 pm EST. Just wish we met over cocktails at that hour of the night or had morning coffee in Australia / Asia at that time 🙂 It is with this thought that we started our live public chat and what a powerful and memorable conversation we had! As I posted on Twitter and Instagram, I cannot believe how time flew and there were so many fascinating questions to further consider! You can now visit...

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Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies – Join Live Chat (Thursday, October 13)

Posted by on Oct 12, 2016 in Critic's Area | 0 comments

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Not-so-female Hollywood?

Posted by on Oct 3, 2016 in Critic's Area | 0 comments

Published in The Political Film Blog https://politicalfilm.wordpress.com/2016/10/02/not-so-female-hollywood/ The lack of sexual diversity in Hollywood has been a critical issue that gained wide attention among movie lovers and researchers. But, as a recent University of Southern California report shows, a real change in the industry is still required. In particular, Dr Katherine Pieper points out “raised voices and calls for change are important, but so are practical and strategic solutions based on research.” So how can we implement solutions based on research, such as the one that USC...

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