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Author: Robert C. Sickels / Whitman College

Wild at Heart, Weird on Top: The Curious Career of Nicolas Cage
Robert Sickels / Whitman College

May 6, 2011 Robert C. Sickels / Whitman College One comment

In the 1980s and 1990s, Nic Cage carved a niche for himself as an endearing yet reliably offbeat actor. Robert Sickels analyzes Cage’s career trajectory from his quirkiest to his most derided roles.

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Never Say Never, Insurge Pictures, and the Future of Independent Film
Robert C. Sickels / Whitman College

February 25, 2011 Robert C. Sickels / Whitman College 4 comments

The “independent” film Never Say Never, the initial production of Insurge Pictures, signals the difficulties faced by independent filmmakers attempting to break into the film industry.

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Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: Glee and Pastiche
Robert Sickels / Whitman College

December 3, 2010 Robert C. Sickels / Whitman College 2 comments

The once-breathlessly pleasurable practice of inserting sly intertextual references may be reaching the point of oversaturation as evidenced by the current season of Fox’s Glee.

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“The future, Mr. Gittes. The future”: Next Wave Filmmaking, Part 2*
Robert Sickels / Whitman College

September 10, 2010 Robert C. Sickels / Whitman College 4 comments

This essay, part 2 of a 2-part series, stems from a chapter on Next Wave filmmaking that will appear in American Film in the Digital Age.

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“The future, Mr. Gittes. The future.”: Next Wave Filmmaking and Beyond, Part 1 *
Robert Sickels / Whitman College

August 13, 2010 Robert C. Sickels / Whitman College 2 comments

A discussion of the mumblecore film movement.

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Lost at the Movies
Robert C. Sickels / Whitman College

June 18, 2010 Robert C. Sickels / Whitman College 4 comments

An exploration of the intertextual references underscoring the narrative of ABC’s Lost.

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