The X-Files and the borders of the post-cold war world
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The X-files and political paranoia about an 'alien nation' speak to the narrative and political indeterminacy marking the end of the cold war. The cold war drew lines, globalizing the borders of the United States through the abstraction of the free world and its communist.
Publication Name: Journal of Film and Video
Subject: Motion pictures
ISSN: 0742-4671
Year: 2001
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The pleasures of disappointment: sequels and the Godfather, Part II
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The movie Godfather II is believed to have an unusually impressive sequel. In order to understand this better, the exigencies with which film sequels contend and the typical ways in which filmmakers approach the burdens of Sequel making are examined.
Publication Name: Journal of Film and Video
Subject: Motion pictures
ISSN: 0742-4671
Year: 2001
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Eastern European Cinema
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The author presents a method of study and teaching of film criticism of Easter European films. Topics include film distribution, film reviews and representative works.
Publication Name: Journal of Film and Video
Subject: Motion pictures
ISSN: 0742-4671
Year: 1999
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