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"I hope 'One Battle After Another' wins a million awards": A Q&A with Peter Coviello

Feb 26 2026
For me, Anderson is a filmmaker who read a book about state terror and counterfascist mobilization and metabolized Pynchon’s "Vineland" into the unlikeliest of things: a movie, a mass-cultural product that wants to think clearly and hard about the here-and-now-ness of an American fascism.
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How Hollywood Dramatized the Berlin Airlift: A Q&A with Joseph Pearson

Dec 20 2025
Both propaganda and entertainment, George Seaton’s film, "The Big Lift," released in 1950, starring Montgomery Clift, saw Hollywood dramatize the struggles of post-war Berlin and the Berlin Airlift.
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Reverse Weather Vane: Pauline Kael and "Film Quarterly"

Sep 17 2025
Film Quarterly's editor considers the legacy of film critic Pauline Kael.
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Meet Film Quarterly‘s Incoming Editor: J. M. Tyree

Mar 08 2024
Photo Credit: Jason Brown, VCUarts Cinema StudentWe are pleased to introduce J. M. Tyree as Film Quarterly's incoming editor-in-chief. Tyree works as an Associate Professor in the Cinema Program at VCUarts, and has served as a Writer-at-Large and Contributing Editor at Film Quarterly, and as a N
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Explore Literary Studies and Interdisciplinary Journals at #MLA24

Oct 23 2023
Explore Literary Studies and Interdisciplinary Journals at #MLA24
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Film Quarterly Call for Editor Applications

May 31 2023
University of California Press (UC Press) is seeking applications for the editorship of the journal Film Quarterly. The applicant appointed to this position will succeed Interim Editor Rebecca Prime when her term ends June, 30 2024.Film Quarterly (FQ) has been publishing peer-reviewed articles,
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#CAA2022: Explore UC Press Art Journals for Free Online

Feb 14 2022
This week as we convene virtually for the College Art Association's 2022 conference, we invite you to read the current issues of UC Press's art journals for free online. Click on the journal covers below to access the free issues.
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Film Quarterly Webinar:

Nov 30 2021
Film Culture: The Legacy of the Pacific Film ArchiveFilm Quarterly marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Pacific Film Archive (now officially known as BAMPFA) with a webinar discussion of the PFA's invaluable role in cultivating film culture that expands upon the "Special Focus" in FQ's Fall
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#2021ASA: Explore UC Press Journals for Free Online

Oct 13 2021
As we convene virtually for this year's conference of the American Studies Association, we invite you to read the current issues of the following journals for free from the comfort of your own home. Click on the journal covers below to access the free issues.
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News from Film Quarterly for #SCMS21

Mar 18 2021
New Spring 2021 Issue"It’s rare in the life of an editor that every feature stands outas special, but such is the case in this wonderful issue."—B. Ruby Rich, Editor of Film QuarterlyDuring the 2021 virtual conference of the Society for Film and Media Studies (SCMS), Film Quarterly invit
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