Slow Cinema at Cannes 2013
Apichatpong’s victory over the recently more and more Americanised Cannes Festival happened before my time as a slow fanatic… So I see yesterday’s news as...
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Reminder: Slow Art Day
April 15, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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It is so close. Twelve days, and we will celebrate the art of looking slowly. At art. Hence again the reminder that registration for the...
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Post Tenebras Lux – Carlos Reygadas
April 11, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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Before you read this post, please be aware that it contains spoilers. If you intend to watch the film in future, I'd advise you not...
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A Gap Between Generations
April 4, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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I went to the PG Study Day at St. Andrews University yesterday and gave a paper, which aimed to reason why slow films cannot evoke...
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Happy Easter – Thank you!
March 29, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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As Easter is approaching fast, and the first six months of my research are coming to an end, it is a good time to thank...
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The Ethereal Melancholy Of Seeing Horses In The Cold
March 24, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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Things have been slow lately. I’ve been busy writing proposals and papers. Hence, there isn’t anything new or groundbreaking I have to offer this week....
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Expanded Cinema at St Andrews University
March 12, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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I’ll be presenting a paper at the postgraduate study day at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. The conference takes place on 3 April and...
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Positioning my research
March 3, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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There are two pieces of writing which I currently use to position my own research. One of them is Angela Dalle Vacche's Cinema and Painting -...
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The Effects of Music and Dialogue
February 24, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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Yesterday's screening of Apichatpong's Mekong Hotel in Glasgow made it obvious to me how problematic the term Slow Cinema is. The name Apichatpong Weerasethakul appears almost...
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Slow Cinema at the Museum!?
February 22, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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Slow Cinema is often, wrongly, seen in terms of boredom. For me, this has two reasons. The first one is the term itself. In an...
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