MOVIE MUTATIONS

The idea of cinephilia is a crucial one for students of the cinema, but it is often associated with a bygone arthouse era. At the be ginning of the twenty-first century, corporatism, public relations and bottom-line accounting seem to govern mainstream film-making. Formula-driven Hollywood blockbusters dominate the world marketplace. In times like these can 'the love of cinema' still flourish? In fact contemporary cinema is stunningly varied and rich. From Taiwan and Iran to Brazil and the Baltic states, it is flourishing a nd consta...[Read more]