Author: James Curnow
Words from Oz: 65 classic Australian movie quotes
Why compile a list of quotes from classic Australian movies? I’m not entirely sure. Nor am I sure that my definition of “classic” will sit well with all aficionados of Australian film – my taste for the ironic appreciation of Ozploitation cinema is not shared by all. However, having compiled this list, I will take…
Remembering Robocop: The smouldering dystopian wreck of 80s avarice
There has never been, so far as I can recall, a period in my life during which I have not been obsessed by the cinematic form in some way or other. And while my tastes have continued to evolve or change over time, there have been a handful of films that have travelled with me…
CURNBLOG appears in ‘The Guardian’
Hi all, I thought I’d drop CURNBLOG readers a quick note on some exciting news. Earlier this week, I wrote a piece for The Guardian as part of their Clip Joint article series, which also featured a short blurb promoting the work we’re doing here at CURNBLOG. The piece was on Conflicted Bad Guys in…
Time travel and film: Examining a science fiction sub-genre
Despite the popularity of time travel as a narrative device, it’s amazing just how few truly great films there are in this science fiction sub-genre. The concept of time travel has played a pivotal role in science fiction since the late nineteenth century, when it was most frequently used as a mode for exploring either…
Cinema and ‘The Sopranos’: When two forms collide
Television, and the experience of watching television, have undergone a radical shift in the twenty-first century. While the internet promises (or threatens) to make the experience of watching broadcasted TV entirely redundant, as well as altering the viewing experience irrecoverably from that of a weekly drip feed to that of a televisual binge, the quality…