Department of Film Studies

Tue 26th February 2013 17:15 to 19:00

CFS Talk: Neill Campbell, The posthumous and the post-Western: Theorising the Modern Cinematic West through John Sturges' Bad Day at Black Rock.

The posthumous and the post-Western: Theorising the Modern Cinematic West through John Sturges' Bad Day at Black Rock.

Wed 20th February 2013 17:15 to 19:00

CFS Talk: Catherine Wheatley, "Do unto others": Self, Faith and Christian Foundational Myths in Contemporary European Film

Since the turn of the century, and the events of September 11, the European media has seen an influx of images of Islam and the Arab race onscreen. While the above quote, taken from Dyer's seminal study, White, opens up onto questions of race on screen, my intention here is to focus on that other unspoken "norm" of European cinema - the Christian faith.

Tue 19th February 2013 19:00 to 21:00

Cinema St Andrews screening: The Blue Lamp (1950)

The Blue Lamp, was co-written by a lifelong resident and University graduate of St Andrews, Jan Read.

Tue 12th February 2013 17:15 to 19:00

CFS Talk: Vijay Mishra, Salman Rushdie and Bollywood Cinema

This paper returns to an earlier essay on Salman Rushdie and Bollywood Cinema (2007) and expands that essay with reference to material located in the Salman Rushdie Archive deposited in the Manuscript, Archives and Rare Books Library, Emory University.

Tue 5th February 2013 19:00 to 21:00

Cinema St Andrews screening: Sherlock Jr (1924)

Screening of the classic Buster Keaton comedy with live piano accompaniment.