Originally published in http://www.popularculturecollective.com/corporation (2005). Directed by Jennifer Abbott and Mark Achbar The Corporation is like an amoeba. It is an entity that sucks and eats whatever is on its path; pollutes and excretes whatever it cannot digest. It begins as an organism; interactive organisations that structure and animates its form that must continually grow [...]
Catwoman
Originally published in http://www.popularculturecollective.com/catwoman (2005). Directed by Pitof (aka Jean-Christophe Comar) Catwoman. Here is another cinematic epiphenomenon that follows the tradition of textual poaching. Why invent floundering narratives and creatively challenged plots such as M Night Shyamalan’s The Village when stealing is the rule of the capital game since Superman in 1978? The multimillion dollar [...]
Connie and Carla: A disconcerting (PG) moment in queer cinema
Originally published in http://www.popularculturecollective.com/connieandcarla (2005). Directed by Michael Lambeck The comedy is about two women who have been friends since primary school. Their dream is to be famous cabaret singers. The journey begins when Connie (Nia Vardalos) and Carla (Toni Collette) accidentally witnessed a murder, and in a desperate attempt to flee the mafia, makes [...]
