THE POWER OF THE IMAGE | OR THE SURFACE OF THINGS

Southland Tales

Richard Kelly on "Southland Tales" Complete and Unedited.

This is a great interview from reporter Abraham Riesman. Photos by Joshua Shultz.
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Here are some of the various FAQ pages about Southland Tales. It is important to state that just because Southland Tales is doing different things with narrative, it doesn’t mean it is not a narrative film and that it doesn’t have a narrative structure. Shaviro’s analysis could be described as narrative+, with the concept of the post-cinematic pointing to the ways the film makes meaning that exceed some of our previous ways of thinking film (which is why it is so smart). I’m giving you guys this stuff just FYI. I am not teaching these articles, but Shaviro’s work (so be aware of that). 

HUM 425

Initially focused on the concept of paradigms in the work of Benjamin, Foucault, and Agamben, subsequent semesters of Dr. Thomas’ Thought and Image  featured a variety of texts, concepts, and works of expression. The course remains anchored by the work of Todd Haynes, Ranier Werner Fassbinder, and Douglas Sirk. Conceptualized as a course about “The Power of the Image” (which includes power as potentiality), Haynes’ alternate title for Far From Heaven, “The Surface of Things,” has served as an apt descriptor for the class. 

Image: Sega Pengo (1982)

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