Argues that the dominant themes in Bigelow's "Blue Steel" are female subservience, masculine authority, sex as economic exchange and guilty pleasure, woman as threatening and domestic, and castration anxiety. Analyzes Jamie Lee Curtis's portrayal of the protagonist, Megan Turner, as being androgynous when in uniform, and as possessor of…

Chooses three "scripts" for experimental films by the Toronto filmmaker Mike Hoolboom, who uses texts in his films in diverse and challenging ways. Describes the role of text and voice in these experimental scripts. Notes that these scripts are used in a screenwriting course. (PA)

Notes that the popularity of Jane Austen adaptations in theaters, television, and videos increases the probability that patients and therapists may recall these movies in treatment. Underscores excerpts from a comparison of an Austen novel with the psychoanalytic process and highlights available film adaptations in video format. (SC)

Getting through to students in the classroom continues to be one of the great mysteries of an educator's life. What will capture their attention, and, more important, what will transform their thinking? Film industry veteran and educator Barbara Tobolowsky returned to her roots in visual media to find answers. Using video clips to introduce a…

Television, video, and motion picture camera operators produce images that tell a story, inform or entertain an audience, or record an event. They use various cameras to shoot a wide range of material, including television series, news and sporting events, music videos, motion pictures, documentaries, and training sessions. Those who film or…

Recent instructional trends in the field of TESOL emphasize teaching language through course content. The dual focus of content-based English instruction (CBI) provides a way for language teachers to engage learners with challenging material while increasing their linguistic proficiency. This article describes a unit in a CBI course at a Japanese…

Recent short films are reviewed. (JH)

Article focused on the cinematic past and its concern for film-makers and film-goers, who use it to bear on the strategies of the present. (Author/RK)

Analyzes Alfred Hitchcock's use of archetypal fear in his movies to create a strong audience response. (RB)

A listing and description of sources of noncommercial, nontheatrical films. (JH)

This is a title and address list of periodicals which are devoted to some aspect of film or television. This list is not meant to be totally inclusive, but it does provide basic reference information on the majority of publications in the field. Following the list of periodicals is a list of the basic guides/indexes to the contents of film and…

The procedure of teaching filmmaking to elementary children is described. (JH)

Discussed the development of film in Italy after the World War Two and evaluated some films of that period including Bicycle Thieves. In addition, credits for Bicycle Thieves and a sequence outline were added with study questions provided for further discussion. (RK)