.An idle thought. Being John Malcovitch is actually a modern version of Jack and the Beanstalk - the poverty-stricken interloper in the corridors of power, the interloper in the territory of the giant - with a portal instead of a beanstalk. LInda Aronson Associate Australian Film TV and Radio School Sydney ----- Original Message ----- From: louie rayner <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 9:57 PM Subject: Re: the postmodern subject and identity > "THE HUMAN SUBJECT HAS BECOME A BLIP: EPHEMERAL, ELCTRONICALLY PROCESSED, > UNREAL". > > The postmodern subject is, by its own definition, eclectic, a pastische > (reworkings of old cultures and social backgrounds) and, more importantly, > undefinable. > > I am currently looking for filmic depictions of the postmodern subject: > films such as LOST HIGHWAY, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH & AMERICAN BEAUTY. > I would value any suggestions that fit into this category. > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > ---- > For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: > http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]