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Hi, Sounds fantastic! Dave On 11 Apr 2003, at 10:31, Stan Jones wrote: Date sent: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 10:31:53 +1200 Send reply to: Film-Philosophy Salon <[log in to unmask]> From: Stan Jones <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: call for contributions To: [log in to unmask] > Dear Dave, > > Righto! > > God willing, we shall be in Berlin from mid-July onwards. How would > you like me to see if I can get to talk to the Master (if he's there) > on the subject of his latest effort with Sam Shepard in the States, or > on the topic as a whole for his work, with a view to an > interview+commentary as chapter in your collection? > > We'll be back in the Old Country(Pontefract) in September as my aunt > Sylvia has her 80th. So we might be able to front up then. > > I'd be glad to hear any further developments as and when. > > Best Regards from Middle Earth > > Stan > > > > >Hi, > > > >Thanks for your email. Yes, indeed; something on either theme > >would be most welcome. It's early days yet, so we have little idea > >how much overlap we might have on particular themes/films/etc., so > >it's hard to express any preference from my end: for example, > >something on Wenders would seem highly apposite to the book, and > >yours is the first mention, though I wonder if we'll receive others > >too. > > > >It would be great to meet up if your in the area, depending on your > >dates: unfortunately I'll be away from 26 June (hiring a cottage in > >Wales to celebrate my mother's 80th birthday!). > > > >Many thanks for your interest. > > > >Best, > > > >Dave > > > > > >On 10 Apr 2003, at 10:40, Stan Jones wrote: > > > >Date sent: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 10:40:12 +1200 > >Send reply to: Film-Philosophy Salon > ><[log in to unmask]> From: Stan Jones > ><[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: call for > >contributions To: [log in to unmask] > > > >> > Dear Prof Clarke, > >> > >> Interesting topic. would you be interested in something on > >> Wenders? ie specifically on "Paris ,Texas" or "Million Dollar > >> Hotel" -or even on the use of the old Esplanade(with its > >> subsequent fate as a postmodern facade on the Postdamer Platz in > >> Berlin ) from "Himmel über Berlin"? > >> > >> and then thee is the hotel/pub" settings of the NZ "lads" movie : > >> "Stickmen".... > >> > >> All being well, I'll be in Yorkshire at the end of June and could > >> look in to Leeds for consulting, if so desired. > >> > >> Best Regards, > >> Yours, > >> Stan Jones > >> > >> > Call for Contributions > >> > > >> > Moving Pictures/Stopping Places: > >> > Hotels & Motels on Film > >> > > >> > “One of the major changes in the cinema and in real > >> > American life has been the shift from the train and the > >> > hotel to the car and the motel, from a nation confidently > >> > progressing together on a preordained track to an anxious > >> > collection of isolated individuals frantically free to make > >> > individual journeys in any direction. A hotel is a society > >> > in miniature; a house is a symbol of family and continuity; > >> > the motel has become a metaphor for angst and alienation.” > >> > (Philip French) > >> > > >> > David B. Clarke & Valerie Crawford Pfannhauser are > >> > planning an edited volume on the theme of cinematic > >> > hotels & motels. We are aiming to put together a proposal to > >> > submit to our preferred publisher by mid June, 2003 & are > >> > currently seeking expressions of interest. We are > > > > looking to receive short (c. 200 word) abstracts from > > > > interested parties by late May, 2003. We intend to > > > > produce a multi-disciplinary volume with ample > > > > illustration, > >> > along the lines of _The Cinematic City_ (Routledge, 1997). > >> > > >> > Without aiming to be prescriptive, the kind of themes we > >> > anticipate covering include: > >> > > >> > *the thematic/visual/symbolically significance of > >> > hotels/motels in film; hotels/motels & film genre; > >> > hotels/motels as a part of the cityscape; hotels/motels & > >> > film production > >> > > >> > *the emotional/affective/ideological valency of > >> > hotels/motels in film; physical, geographical, > >> > psychological, spiritual & metaphorical mobility in relation > >> > to modernity & postmodernity; freedom, escape, anonymity, > >> > restraint; futuristic & nostalgic visions; utopia & dystopia > > > > > >> > *the hotel/motel as a point of departure; as part of a > >> > journey, a transitory or ephemeral space; as a terminus; as > >> > a frontier space; as a metaphoric foil to the status or > >> > state of mind of the characters; as places of transition, > >> > transgression, & discovery, often sexual or sexualized > >> > > >> > *the leading role played by hotels/motels; the functionality > >> > of space in cinematic narratives (e.g. the hotel lobby); > >> > changes in the symbolism of hotels/motels (from the luxury > >> > hotel to the cheap motel) > >> > > >> > *similarities & differences to the role of hotels/motels in > >> > other art forms & media > >> > > >> > Interested parties should send a 200-word abstract either by > >> > mail (to D. B. Clarke, School of Geography, University of > >> > Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK) or email (to > >> > [log in to unmask]) by 31 May, 2003. We will aim to > >> > confirm the final list of contributors by mid June, 2003. > >> > > >> > Please feel free to circulate this e-mail > >> > > >> >Thanks, > >> > > >> >Dave Clarke > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Stan Jones, > >> Dr.M.S.Jones, > >> Senior Lecturer in Screen and Media, > >> The University of Waikato, > >> Hamilton, > >> New Zealand > >> ph. 0064/7/8562889/8362 > >> fax 0064/7/8384767 > >> www.waikato.ac.nz/film/ > >> > > > -- > Stan Jones, > Dr.M.S.Jones, > Senior Lecturer in Screen and Media, > The University of Waikato, > Hamilton, > New Zealand > ph. 0064/7/8562889/8362 > fax 0064/7/8384767 > www.waikato.ac.nz/film/ >