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Breaking the Glass Air
There is no salvation in the saying of words –But what weapon do we useagainst that which oppresses & chokes?Silence overwhelmsbut we must keep on inventing the wordthat will smashthe thick glass of air between us.Edel Garcellano, “Words” There is no need to fear or hope, but only to look for new weapons.Gilles Deleuze, “Postscript…
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Brief Note on David Bordwell
David Bordwell (1947 – 2024) exists enigmatically in my writings as an inspiration for taking a form-based understanding of film seriously. But as someone who did not take film as an undergraduate, I must learn about him the hard way. Since my entry in critical writing was through French / European theory, my Bordwell encounter…
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Need Space?
a response to Jason Tan Liwag’s op-ed, “Is there still space for the Filipino film critic?”
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Chris Fujiwara on Film Criticism and Programming
plus some commentary