The depiction of the past as “scary” or “monstrous” is frequent, in horror. Monsters often become familiar, and lose their ability to make the viewer uncomfortable. This… Read more “Hearing the Gothic Past”
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Tough Love: Reviewing Sean Baker’s Tangerine (2015)
Directed by Sean Baker for a budget of $100,000, Tangerine (2015) tells the story of Sin-Dee, a trans woman sex worker. Freshly sprung from the local jail,… Read more “Tough Love: Reviewing Sean Baker’s Tangerine (2015)”
VIDEOHOOK-UPS Call for Writing Proposals – Spring/Summer 2019
Apply Now on CuratorSpace DEADLINE: April 19th, 2019 VIDEOHOOK-UPS accepts pitches for articles concerning experimental film and video games. A collective for the unconventional in visual media,… Read more “VIDEOHOOK-UPS Call for Writing Proposals – Spring/Summer 2019”
Music Video Making-Of: Brevyn – “Moonbow”
After an enforced hiatus due to my MacBook dying with no hope of recovery, I was of course delighted to resume video work when I was back… Read more “Music Video Making-Of: Brevyn – “Moonbow””
Just Experimenting – Playing the Sexual Edge of Film: June 8th, 2018 at the Center for Sex and Culture
Just Experimenting: Playing the Sexual Edge of Film Friday, June 8th 8:00pm-9:00pm Doors open at 7:30pm Center for Sex and Culture 1349 Mission St. San Francisco,… Read more “Just Experimenting – Playing the Sexual Edge of Film: June 8th, 2018 at the Center for Sex and Culture”
Worship the Glitch
This week’s selection of glitched-out videos: video game worlds, feedback loops, the error, degradation, and decay. Johnny Rogers – NES Glitch Compilation Rosa Menkman – Beyond Resolution… Read more “Worship the Glitch”
Expansion of Site Themes to Include Video Games
I have made the decision to combine the subject matter of VIDEO HOOK-UPS: film AND video games, both viewed from an experimental, critical lens. I have been… Read more “Expansion of Site Themes to Include Video Games”
Music Videos as “Low” Filmmaking?
Over the past couple of years I received a question from two different academics in regards to my focus on making music videos. Both of them asked… Read more “Music Videos as “Low” Filmmaking?”
Room for Both: Horror and Social Commentary in 3 Japanese Classics, Part 3
This is part three of a three-part cross examination of three mid-20th century Japanese movies: Hiroshi Teshigahara’s Woman in the Dunes (1964), Toshio Matsumoto’s Funeral Parade of… Read more “Room for Both: Horror and Social Commentary in 3 Japanese Classics, Part 3”
