UK Japanese Film Events/ Ringu

[Emma Newbery]

Oooo thanks for that i will do!



Emma Newbery BA
Programme Leader
BTEC National Diploma in Media (Moving Image)
Blackpool and the Fylde College





>From: "J.sharp" <j.sharp at hpo.net>
>Reply-To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>Subject: RE: UK Japanese Film Events/ Ringu
>Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 21:35:07 +0900
>
>I just been reading Thomas LaMarre's excellent book on novelist Junichiro
>Tanizaki's relationship with cinema, Shadows on the Screen, and reading the
>1918 short story The Tumour With the Human Face (Jinmensou), it suddenly
>dawned on my that here was a literary precursor to Ringu that Hideo Nakata
>MUST have been aware of, written some 80 years before. I strongly advise 
>you
>check it out.
>
>Jasper
>
> > That sounds great! I am doing my PhD piece as a critical study into
>'Ringu'
> > in all its varied incarnations (books, films, grafic novels, manga, Tv
> > series) examining issues of representation and the impact of regional
> > ideologies and mythologies. Hopefully youe book will be in print in the
>next
> > four years and it can help me along!
> >
> > Emma Newbery BA
> > Programme Leader
> > BTEC National Diploma in Media (Moving Image)
> > Blackpool and the Fylde College
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > &gt;From: Jim Harper &lt;jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk&gt;
> > &gt;Reply-To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> > &gt;To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> > &gt;Subject: RE: UK Japanese Film Events
> > &gt;Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 15:05:42 +0100 (BST)
> > &gt;
> > &gt;Hi Emma- there are indeed very few around, so there's definitely 
>room
>for
> > &gt;one more. Basically, my book is a look at modern Japanese horror,
>starting
> > &gt;at the mid-eighties and covering right up to the present day. It's
>part
> > &gt;analysis and part history, covering all the major themes, with a
>closer
> > &gt;look at the major directors of the period. I've opted to cover more
>films
> > &gt;in less detail (as opposed to selecting a handful of representative
>films)
> > &gt;and provide a fairly extensive picture of the genre as a whole. This
>means
> > &gt;my approach has had to be informal (definitely not 'fanboy-style',
> > &gt;however)- it's closer to (for example) Kim Newman's 'Nightmare 
>Movies'
>than
> > &gt;to the recent Edinburgh University publication, for example.
> > &gt;
> > &gt;   Publishing dates had been arranged, but for various reasons they
>had to
> > &gt;be set aside and I'm not working on another deal, with interest 
>being
> > &gt;fairly strong so far.
> > &gt;
> > &gt;   Thanks for your interest, and I'll keep you informed!
> > &gt;
> > &gt;   Jim Harper.
> > &gt;
> > &gt;Emma Newbery &lt;emmanewbery at hotmail.co.uk&gt; wrote:
> > &gt;   Jim, tell me more about your book, as there are so few English
>texts on
> > &gt;Japanese horror!
> > &gt;
> > &gt;
> > &gt;
> > &gt;Emma Newbery BA
> > &gt;Programme Leader
> > &gt;BTEC National Diploma in Media (Moving Image)
> > &gt;Blackpool and the Fylde College
> > &gt;
> > &gt;
> > &gt;
> > &gt;http://www.flipsidemovies.com
> > &gt;http://jimharper.blogspot.com
> > &gt;
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