Mark Gallagher
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Soderbergh Goes Legit
May 18, 2014
By Mark Gallagher, Associate Professor, Dept. of Culture, Film and Media, University of Nottingham New York City recently hosted the 12th edition of its homegrown Tribeca Film Festival. Surely this would be a good time to visit the city and catch the newest offering from Steven Soderbergh (whose work and career I explore in my recent monograph, …
Bollywood, Hollywood — Tollywood?
February 21, 2014
By Michele Hilmes, University of Wisconsin About the author: Michele Hilmes is Professor of Media and Cultural Studies in the Department of Communications Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prof. Hilmes is a major scholar of US television and radio broadcasting, best known for her pioneering work Only Connect: A Cultural History of Broadcasting in the United …
The Mutual Benefits of Engaging with Industry
December 11, 2013
By Catherine Johnson, Associate Professor, Dept. of Culture, Film and Media, University of Nottingham [Note: This post originally appeared last year at the Critical Studies in Television blog and is now being reposted here at Screen Focus with updated links and other minor revisions.] To what extent should academics be engaging with industry, and how? What …
Tom Walsh’s Letter From Cuba
November 10, 2013
About the author: Emmy Award-winning production designer and art director Thomas Walsh served as President of the Art Directors Guild (ADG) from 2003 to 2013. He is a founding co-chair of the Art Directors Guild Archives and Research Library as well as its Production Apprenticeship Program and its Art Directors Film Society. Tom is also …