Practicing Superhuman Law: Creative License, Industrial Identity, and Spider-Man’s Homecoming
Published in The Superhero Symbol: Media, Culture, and Politics, edited by Liam Burke, Ian Gordon, and Angela Ndalianis, and published by Rutgers University Press, 2019. Continue reading Practicing Superhuman Law: Creative License, Industrial Identity, and Spider-Man’s Homecoming
The Franchise Era: Blockbuster Hollywood in the 2010s…and Beyond
Article published in issue 92 Senses of Cinema, as part of the special dossier called “This is what defined cinema in the 2010s” (October 2019). Continue reading The Franchise Era: Blockbuster Hollywood in the 2010s…and Beyond
Hannibal Lecter’s Monstrous Return: The Horror of Seriality in Bryan Fuller’s ‘Hannibal’
Chapter co-authored by Jessica Balanzategui, Naja Later, and Tara Lomax. In Becoming: Genre, Queerness, and Transformation in NBC’s Hannibal, edited by Kavita Mudan Finn and EJ Nielsen. Published by Syracuse University Press (July 2019). Available at Amazon An interdisciplinary collection of essays analyzing and dissecting the NBC series Hannibal (2013-2015), focusing on its manipulation of genre, its emphasis on queerness — in terms of sexuality … Continue reading Hannibal Lecter’s Monstrous Return: The Horror of Seriality in Bryan Fuller’s ‘Hannibal’
Talking Franchises: The World of Transmedia Development with Jeff Gomez
Interview with leading transmedia developer Jeff Gomez, CEO of Starlight Runner Entertainment. In this conversation we discuss the art and craft of transmedia development, including the successes and failures of franchises like Dark Universe, Star Wars, Marvel Cinematic Universe, and more. Continue reading Talking Franchises: The World of Transmedia Development with Jeff Gomez
Senses of Cinema, World Poll 2018
The Senses of Cinema World Poll has come around again and I’m happy to have contributed to this significant and extensive project for another year. As with my 2017 contribution, I focus only on franchise instalments because I consider franchise cinema to be an important mode of contemporary entertainment and worth acknowledging in any celebration of cinema and cinephilia. In 2017, I ordered my list … Continue reading Senses of Cinema, World Poll 2018
Cannibalizing Montage: Slicing, Dicing, and Splicing in Bryan Fuller’s ‘Hannibal’
Journal article published in Quarterly Review of Film and Video, as part of a special issue on the Hannibal television series, guest edited by Jessica Balanzategui and Naja Later. Continue reading Cannibalizing Montage: Slicing, Dicing, and Splicing in Bryan Fuller’s ‘Hannibal’
“Too Busy Building a World to Tell a Story”: Between World-Building and Storytelling in the Cleverman Storyworld
Journal article publication in a special dossier on Australian superheroes and the Cleverman television series, published in Senses of Cinema to coincided with the Superheroes Beyond Conference and the affiliated Cleverman exhibition at ACMI Continue reading “Too Busy Building a World to Tell a Story”: Between World-Building and Storytelling in the Cleverman Storyworld
The Legacy of Superhero Film Serials: Early Adaptations, Crude Licensing Agreements, and the Case of Republic Pictures’ ‘Captain America’ (1944)
Presentation at the Superheroes Beyond Conference, convened by the ARC-supported research group Superheroes & Me and hosted by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne, Australia — 6–8 December, 2018. Continue reading The Legacy of Superhero Film Serials: Early Adaptations, Crude Licensing Agreements, and the Case of Republic Pictures’ ‘Captain America’ (1944)
The Franchise Economy: Commercial Longevity and Poetic Utility in Contemporary Hollywood
Presentation at the 2018 Screen Studies Association of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (SSAAANZ) conference, hosted by the School of Media, Film and Journalism at Monash University, Caulfield. Continue reading The Franchise Economy: Commercial Longevity and Poetic Utility in Contemporary Hollywood
Making it in Post-Production: Special/Visual Effects Distinctions and Digital Disruptions in the Screen Production Process
Presentation at the Australian Screen Production Education and Research Association (ASPERA) annual conference, at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in Melbourne. Continue reading Making it in Post-Production: Special/Visual Effects Distinctions and Digital Disruptions in the Screen Production Process
Assembled Illusions 