[Frameworks] new critical studies film course in car culture

[matt's frameworks address]

For Hollywood cinema at its worst, it might be interesting to look at
recent blockbusters such as the "Transformers" series or recent James Bond
007 films that have inked product placement sponsorship deals with car
companies, essentially turning the films into 2 hour long car commercials.
There was also the short-lived "BMW Films" series that tabbed some
respected directors to make short films that, you guessed it, somehow
prominently feature a BMW.  And of course the Pixar film "Cars."

I don't suggest these as good films, but rather interesting examples of how
car culture, society, and cinema have recently interacted.

-Matt



On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Bryan Konefsky <bkonefsky at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Hello Frameworkers - I am in the early moments of developing a critical
> studies course that looks at different ways the automobile has been
> imagined in cinema.  To this end I'd love to hear from ya'll with titles of
> films that you think might be useful to explore/expand this idea and
> readings that might also dovetail themes that might be explored.
>
> Do know that my pal Antoni Pinent recently turned me on to a great text
> titled Car Fetish.
>
> OK, let's hear what ya got!
> best,
> --
> Bryan Konefsky
> director, Experiments in Cinema
> el presidente, Basement Films
> lecturer, Dept of Cinematic Arts UNM
> visiting lecturer, UCSC
> board of advisors, Ann Arbor Film Festival
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