Why Marilyn Monroe’s famous pink dress remains a relevant symbol. I once…
Category: Intertextuality and the Art of Reference
The Unread Library: John Waters and the Art of Reference
John Waters’ films incorporate my favourite kind of intertextuality: parody. His films…
“It’s Not Too Much Is It?”: Excess and Modernity in Marie Antoinette (2006)
The shopping scene in Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette is sweet enough to…
Where are These “Golden Years”?: History as Music in A Knight’s Tale (2001)
One of my favourite uses of intertextuality is when a film uses…
Fandom is Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)
“Meet Your Maker!” Director Wes Craven found his subjects by reading the…
Self-Aware Cinema: Intertextuality and the Art of Reference
Introduction for the Week What is self-aware cinema? It’s essentially when a…