April issue of KinoKultura

[Vladimir Padunov]

The eighth issue (April 2005) of KinoKultura (www.kinokultura.com),
an electronic journal on contemporary Russian cinema, is now
complete online. The issue contains four articles:

 John MacKay: The “Spinning Top” Takes Another Turn: Vertov Today

Petre Petrov: The Freeze of Historicity in Thaw Cinema

Emma Widdis: Muratova’s Clothes, Muratova’s Textures, Muratova’s Skin

David MacFadyen: Literature Has Left the Building: Russian Romance and
Today’s TV Drama

Eight films are reviewed in the April issue: 

 Serik Aprymov: The Hunter reviewed by Michael Rouland

Sergei Soloviev: About Love reviewed by Julian Graffy

Aleksandr Veledinskii: Russian reviewed by Tony Anemone

Maksim Korotsyshevskii: Fool! reviewed by Vida Johnson

Gul'shad Omarova: Schizo reviewed by Susan Larsen

Karen Shakhnazarov: A Rider named Death reviewed by Elena
Monastieva-Ansdell

Renata Litvinova: The Goddess reviewed by Seth Graham

Svetlana Proskurina: Remote Access reviewed by Birgit Beumers

As a special feature the issue offers a download of Oleg Kochubei’s short
film COFFEE.

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Vladimir Padunov
Associate Director, Film Studies Program
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
1433 Cathedral of Learning          voice: 1-412-624-5713
University of Pittsburgh               FAX: 1-412-624-9714
Pittsburgh, PA 15260                       padunov at pitt.edu

Russian Film Symposium        http://www.rusfilm.pitt.edu

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