All Outputs (6)

'Speeds of Sound: On Fast Talking in Slow Movies' (2016)
Journal Article
Archer. (2016). 'Speeds of Sound: On Fast Talking in Slow Movies'. Cinema Journal, 55(2), 130-135

In an essay published in 2008, Matthew Flanagan put forward his argument for what he called an “aesthetic of slow” in contemporary film.1 Partly a series of observations on tendencies in world cinemas, partly a manifesto for a specific form of counte... Read More about 'Speeds of Sound: On Fast Talking in Slow Movies'.

Fan du Cinéma: Imitation, Europe and The Trip to Italy (2014) (2016)
Journal Article
Archer. (2016). Fan du Cinéma: Imitation, Europe and The Trip to Italy (2014). Studies in European Cinema, 246-259. https://doi.org/10.1080/17411548.2016.1249228

his essay considers the role of imitation in Michael Winterbottom’s film The Trip to Italy, with reference to the performances of mimicry by its two protagonists (Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon), but also on the part of the film itself, both as a sequel... Read More about Fan du Cinéma: Imitation, Europe and The Trip to Italy (2014).

Beyond a Joke: Parody in English Film and Television Comedy (2016)
Book
Archer. (2016). Beyond a Joke: Parody in English Film and Television Comedy

Studying Hot Fuzz (2016)
Book
Archer. (2016). Studying Hot Fuzz

The road movie: in search of meaning (2016)
Book
Archer. (2016). The road movie: in search of meaning

The shit just got real: Parody and National Film Culture in The Strike and Hot Fuzz (2016)
Journal Article
Archer. (2016). The shit just got real: Parody and National Film Culture in The Strike and Hot Fuzz. Journal of British Cinema and Television, 13(1), 42-60. https://doi.org/10.3366/jbctv.2016.0295

This article argues for the productive function of parody within British film-making, both as an aesthetic strategy for wider distribution, but also as an important approach to the depiction and construction of a national film culture. Going against... Read More about The shit just got real: Parody and National Film Culture in The Strike and Hot Fuzz.