[Frameworks] new critical studies film course in car culture

[Nicholas Hamlyn]

And his 'The Pritchard'.


On 14 Jan 2013, at 21:46, Kathryn MacKay wrote:

> Chevelle, and Century, by Kevin Jerome Everson
> 
> also his film Cinnamon, about a young female drag racer... 
> 
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Nicholas Hamlyn <nicky.hamlyn at talktalk.net> wrote:
> More:
> 
> Kenneth Anger: Kustom Kar Kommandos.
> Ernie Gehr: Shift.
> The French Connection.
> Steven Spielberg: Duel.
> 
> Nicky.
> 
> 
> On 14 Jan 2013, at 20:16, Nicholas Hamlyn wrote:
> 
>> 'Vanishing Point': http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067927/ 
>> 
>> 'Point Blank' has some good crunching scenes: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062138/
>> 
>> Loath to mention it, but Cremaster 3 by Matthew Barney.
>> 
>> Nicky.
>> 
>> 
>> On 14 Jan 2013, at 18:55, Brecht Debackere wrote:
>> 
>>> And 'Crash' naturally, by Cronenberg, based on G.J. Ballard's novel. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 14 Jan 2013, at 19:53, Brecht Debackere wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Some titles you probably already know:
>>>> Len Lye made 'Rhythm', about the construction of a car
>>>> 'Christine' (based on Stephen Kings novel)
>>>> There's of course the fast and furious series, the Blues Brothers movies which seem to focus especially on police-car crashes, the gone in 60 seconds movies (old and new), Bullit, Days of Thunder,...
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 14 Jan 2013, at 19:38, matt's frameworks address wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> 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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