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Australian eco-horror and Gaia's revenge : animals, eco-nationalism and the 'new nature' in Studies in Australasian cinema (2010) vol.4 iss.1 p.43-54
Author: Simpson, Catherine PhysDes: ArticleSubject: ANIMALS IN FILMS ; NATURE IN FILMS ; HORROR FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; IMPERIALISM AND THE CINEMA AUSTRALIA ; RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984) ; DARK AGE (AT/US, Arch Nicholson, 1988) ; ROGUE (AT, Greg Mclean, 2007) ; MARSUPIALS: THE HOWLING III, THE (AT, Philippe Mora, 1987) ; DYING BREED (AT, Jody Dwyer, 2008) Summary: This article focuses on moments in a series of key films: Razorback (Mulcahy, 1984), Dark Age (Nicholson, 1987), Rogue (McLean, 2007), Howling III: the Marsupials (Mora, 1987) and Dying Breed (Dwyer 2008). Using an 'eco-postcolonial' framework, the author argues that these films extend postcolonial anxieties over settler Australian notions of belonging and challenge the notion of human mastery over nature.Notes: We hear so much about extinction in debates around climate change. But what about those animals that go feral and then return – bigger, hungrier and angrier – to wreak revenge on humans who may have done them injustice? Using an eco-postcolonial framework, this article examines how a number of exploitation horror films have dealt with environmental topics and issues of trespass. In particular, I examine the agency of animals – crocs, pigs, thylacines and marsupial werewolves – in some key Australian eco-horror films from the last 30 years: Long Weekend (Eggleston,1978), Razorback (Mulcahy, 1984), Dark Age (Nicholson, 1987), Howling III: the Marsupials (Mora, 1987), Rogue (Greg McLean, 2007), Black Water (Nerlich & Traucki, 2007) and Dying Breed (Dwyer 2008). On the one hand, these films extend postcolonial anxieties over settler Australian notions of belonging, while on the other, they signify a cultural shift. The animals portrayed have an uncanny knack of adapting and hybridizing in order to survive, and thus they (the films and the animals) force us to acknowledge more culturally plural forms of being. In particular, these films unwittingly emphasize what Tim Low has termed the ‘new Nature’: an emerging ethic that foregrounds the complex and dynamic interrelationships of animals with humans.--Abstract
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Australian Horror Films, 1973-2010 / Peter Shelley Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company Inc, c2012.
Call No: 735.2 (94) SHEAuthor: Shelley, Peter Source: US/UKPlace: Jefferson, North Carolina, and LondonPublisher: McFarland & Company IncPubDate: c2012PhysDes: vi, 320 p. : ill. ; 26 cmSubject: HORROR FILMS ; HORROR FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; FILMOGRAPHIES. AUSTRALIA ; NIGHT OF FEAR (AT, Terry Bourke, 1973) ; CARS THAT ATE PARIS, THE (AT, Peter Weir, 1974) ; INN OF THE DAMNED (AT, Terry Bourke, 1974) ; END PLAY (AT, Tim Burstall, 1975) ; LAST WAVE, THE (AT, Peter Weir, 1977) ; LONG WEEKEND, THE (AT, Colin Eggleston, 1979) ; PATRICK (AT, Richard Franklin, 1978) ; SNAPSHOT (AT, Simon Wincer, 1978) ; THIRST (AT, Rod Hardy, 1979) ; NIGHTMARES (AT, John Lamond, 1980) ; ALISON'S BIRTHDAY (AT, Ian Coughlin, 1979) ; LADY STAY DEAD (AT, Terry Bourke, 1981) ; ROADGAMES (AT, Richard Franklin, 1981) ; SURVIVOR, THE (AT, David Hemmings, 1981) ; NEXT OF KIN (AT, Tony Williams, 1982) ; TURKEY SHOOT (AT, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1981) ; INNOCENT PREY (AT, Colin Eggleston, 1984) ; RAZORBACK (AT, Russell Mulcahy, 1984) ; CASSANDRA (AT, Colin Eggleston, 1987) ; DARK AGE (AT/US, Arch Nicholson, 1988) ; FAIR GAME (AT, Mario Andreacchio, 1986) ; CONTAGION (AT, Karl Zwicky, 1988) ; CONTAGION (AT, Karl Zwicky, 1988) ; OUTBACK VAMPIRES (AT, Colin Eggleston, 1987) ; ZOMBIE BRIGADE (AT, Carmelo Musca, 1988) ; CELIA (AT, Ann Turner, 1988) ; CELIA (AT, Ann Turner, 1988) ; DREAMING, THE (AT, Mario Andreacchio, 1988) ; HOUSEBOAT HORROR (AT, Kendal Flanagan & Ollie Martin, 1989) ; KADAICHA (AT, James Bogle, 1988) ; OUT OF THE BODY (AT, Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1988) ; [THIRTEENTH] 13TH FLOOR, THE (AT, Chris Roache, 1989) ; BLOODMOON (AT, Alec Mills, 1990) ; BODY MELT (AT, Philip Brophy, 1993) ; BODY MELT (AT, Philip Brophy, 1993) ; ENCOUNTERS (AT, Murray Fahey, 1994) ; KOMODO (US/AT, Michael Lantieri, 1999) ; CUT (AT, Kimble Rendall, 2000) ; CTHULHU (AT, Damian Heffernan, 2000) ; GHOST SHIP, THE (US, Steve Beck, 2002) ; CUBBYHOUSE (AT, Murray Fahey, 2001) ; QUEEN OF THE DAMNED, THE (US/AT, Michael Rymer, 2002) ; DARKNESS FALLS (US, Jonathon Liebesman, 2003) ; LOST THINGS (AT/CN, Martin Murphy, 2003) ; RAZOR EATERS (AT, Shannon Young, 2003) ; SUBTERANO (AT/GG, Esben Storm, 2002) ; UNDEAD (AT, Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig, 2002) ; MAN-THING (US/AT, Brett Leonard, 2005) ; SAFETY IN NUMBERS (AT, David Douglas, 2005) ; WOLF CREEK (AT, Greg McLean, 2005) ; LIKE MINDS (AT UK, Gregory J Read, 2006) ; SEE NO EVIL (AT, Gregory Dark, 2006) ; VOODOO LAGOON (AT/UK, Nicholas Cohen, 2006) ; WATCH ME (AT, Melanie Ansley, 2006) ; BLACK WATER (AT, David Nerlich & Andrew Traucki, 2007) ; ROGUE (AT, Greg Mclean, 2007) ; STORM WARNING (AT, Jamie Blanks, 2007) ; ACOLYTES (AT, Jon Hewitt, 2007) ; DYING BREED (AT, Jody Dwyer, 2008) ; GATES OF HELL, THE (AT, Kelly Dolen, 2008) ; I KNOW HOW MANY RUNS YOU SCORED LAST SUMMER (AT, Stacy Edmonds & Doug Turner, 2008) ; LONG WEEKEND (AT, Jamie Blanks, 2009) ; RUINS, THE (AT/US, Carter Smith, 2008) ; COFFIN ROCK (UK/AT, Rupert Glasson, 2009) ; CRUSH (AT, John V. Soto & Jeff Gerritsen, 2009) ; DAMNED BY DAWN (AT, Brett Anstey, 2009) ; DAYBREAKERS (US, Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig, 2008) ; DAYBREAKERS (US, Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig, 2008) ; FAMILY DEMONS (AT, Ursula Dabrowsky, 2009) ; HORSEMAN, THE (AT, Steven Kastrissios, 2008) ; LOVED ONES, THE (AT, Sean Byrne, 2009) ; PREY (AT, Oscar D'Rocceter, 2007) ; [SEVENTH] 7TH HUNT, THE (AT, J.D. Cohen, 2009) ; STORAGE (AT, Michael Craft, 2009) ; TRIANGLE (AT/UK Christpher Smith, 2009) ; CLINIC, THE (AT, James Rabbitts, 2010) ; NEEDLE (AT, John V Soto, 2010) ; REEF, THE (AT, Andrew Traucki, 2010) ; ROAD TRAIN (AT, Dean Francis, 2010) ; SLAUGHTERED (AT, Kate Glover, 2010) Summary: "This pioneering work provides in-depth coverage of 76 horror films produced in Australia, where serial killers, carnivorous animals, mutants, zombies, vampires and evil spirits all receive the "antipodean" cinematic treatment unique to the Land Down Under. Titles covered were released between 1973 and 2010, a period coinciding with the revival of the long-dormant Australian film industry in the early 1970s, and continuing into the second wave of genre production spurred by the international success of the 2005 chiller Wolf Creek, The Cars That Ate Paris, The Last Wave, Roadgames, Razorback, Outback Vampires, Queen of the Damned, Black Water, and The Reef are among the titles represented. Each film is covered in a chapter that includes a cast and credits list, release information, contemporary reviews and DVD availability, as well as a synopsis and in-depth notes about the story, filmmaking techniques, acting performances, recurring themes and motifs, and overall effectiveness of the film as a work of horror. ' -- BOOK BLURBNotes: 'VOYAGE INTO FEAR (AT, Murray Fahey, 1993) listed here as (aka) ENCOUNTERS (AT, Murray Fahey, 1994); HELLION: THE DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND listed here as (aka) CUBBYHOUSE (AT, Murray Fahey, 2001); NATURE'S GRAVE listed here as (aka) LONG WEEKEND (AT, Jamie Blanks, 2009); Includes bibliographical references and indexISBN: 9780786461677Contents: -- acknowledgments -- preface -- introduction -- the films -- bibliography -- index --
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ROGUE : (AT, Greg Mclean, 2007
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ROGUE TRADER : (UK/US, James Dearden, 1999)
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Star Wars after Lucas : a critical guide to the future of the galaxy / Golding, Dan Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2019.
Call No: 81 STA GOLAuthor: Golding, Dan Place: MinneapolisPublisher: University of Minnesota PressPubDate: 2019Subject: STAR WARS (US, George Lucas, 1977) ; LUCAS, GEORGE ; MERCHANDISING ; NOSTALGIA ; WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS ; STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (US, J.J. Abrams, 2015) ; ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (US, Gareth Edwards, 2016) ; STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (US, Rian Johnson, 2017) ; FRANCHISES ; STAR WARS: REBELS Summary: Focusing on The Force Awakens (2015), Rogue One (2016), The Last Jedi (2017), and the television series Rebels (2014–18), Dan Golding explores the significance of pop culture nostalgia in overcoming the skepticism, if not downright hostility, that greeted the Star Wars relaunch. In its granular textual readings, broad cultural scope, and insights into the complexities of the multimedia galaxy, this book is as entertaining as it is enlightening.Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN: 9781517905422Contents: Introduction: Star wars and the history of nostalgia
Before the empire: the politics of George Lucas and the critique of the original trilogy
It calls to you: selling Star wars in 2015
Look how old you've become: the force awakens as legacy film
An awakening: diversity as the politics of the force awakens
Just like old times?: music, seriality, and the fugue of the force awakens
You have to start somewhere: contrasting nostalgias in the force awakens and rogue one
You think anybody's listening?: fighting fascism in rogue one and rebels
I've always hated watching you leave: death, Han Solo, and Carrie Fisher
I will finish what you started: Star wars from the last jedi and beyond.
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