Theory

Roland Barthes and a Relaying Anchor: or why Bound (1996) Betrays the Cinema’s Tragedy

I want to revisit Andy and Larry Wachowski’s film “Bound”, this time from the perspective of Roland Barthes’ (in his Rhetoric of the Image). I want to specifically examine the character Shelly Read more »

April 9, 2007 Posted by andyw | Barry Kivel, Bisexuality, Bound (1996), Emmanuel Levinas, Ideology, Jennifer Tilly, Joe Pantoliano, Laura Mulvey, Roland Barthes, The Face, Wachowski Brothers, Walter Benjamin | | No Comments Yet

Premonition (2007) and Louis Althusser

Sandra Bullock’s recent movie Premonition is a really interesting case to examine in light of Louis Althusser’s theory of ideology (as expressed in his article “Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses“). I’m going to start giving a rough outline of the overall meaning I take from the movie using Althusser’s theory of ideology. I will then attempt to explain some of the inconsistencies I saw in the movie. Read more »

March 23, 2007 Posted by andyw | Blaise Pascal, Ideology, Interpellation, Julian McMahon, Louis Althusser, Michel Foucault, Nip/Tuck, Oedipus, Premonition, Robert Cover, Sandra Bullock, The Hail, The Imaginary | | No Comments Yet