In this episode our focus is on Voyeurism and our Twin Feature is Wings of Desire (1987) & Under the Skin (2013).

These films take place predominantly from the perspective of otherworldly beings, inconspicuously observing everyday lives in order to understand the human condition. Both take quite a left-field approach to the traditional notion of voyeurism and more specifically the 'gaze', subverting it in similar ways while also being wholly original and unique texts in relation to their contexts of production.

Sources:

Mulvey, Laura. (1975). "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema". Screen

Hayward, S. (2006), Cinema Studies: Key Concepts. 3rd Edition. London: Routledge

Mella, R. (2022). 'To Be Alien: The Cinema of Jonathan Glazer'. Available at: https://www.odgmagazine.com/essere-lalieno-il-cinema-di-jonathan-glazer/

Ellwood, G. (2014). ‘Did Scarlett Johansson really walk around Scotland unnoticed filming ‘Under the Skin?’. Available at: https://uproxx.com/hitfix/did-scarlett-johansson-really-walk-around-scotland-unnoticed-filming-under-the-skin/

Leigh, D. (2014). ‘Under the Skin: why did this chilling masterpiece take a decade?’. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/mar/06/under-the-skin-director-jonathan-glazer-scarlett-johansson

In this episode our focus is on Stardom, and our Twin Feature is The Third Man (1949) & Pale Rider (1985).

With Orson Welles in The Third Man and Clint Eastwood in Pale Rider, both films use their stars presence (or a notable lack of it) in similar ways. Two titans of cinema, Welles and Eastwood loom over these films, both as their characters within the story, and in the wider context of the film's productions. We take a look at just how impactful these stars are in regards to each films production, filmmaking, and audience perception of their characters.

Sources:

Rossenbaum, J. (2007). Discovering Orson Welles. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press

McDonald, P. (2013). Hollywood Stardom. Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell

Dyer, R. and McDonald, P. (1998) [1979]. Stars. 2nd ed. London: British Film Institute

Bogdanovich, P. Welles, O. (1993). This Is Orson Welles. Edited by Rossenbaum. London: HarperCollins

Neibaur, J. L. (2015). The Clint Eastwood Westerns. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield

Hayward, S. (2006), Cinema Studies: Key Concepts. 3rd Edition. London: Routledge

Ebert, R. (1985). 'Pale Rider movie review & film summary'. Available at: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pale-rider-1985