Images: A Journal of Film and Popular Culture

Images: A Journal of Film and Popular Culture

http://www.imagesjournal.com/

Publisher: Images

Images publishes articles about movies, television, videos, and other
popular visual arts.

Images is a non-commercial Web site created for everyone who enjoys movies
and popular culture. Images is published quarterly; however, new reviews
will appear each week, so check back often.

We created Images because we saw a void in the market place. Most film
journals concentrate on recent movies, occasionally including an article
about movies of the past, but more likely than not, confined exclusively to
the most recent releases.

And movie magazines that do feature articles on the past, usually offer few
insights into why a particular movie or actor grabbed our attention. More
likely than not they simply recycle articles that flatly and plainly
describe an actor or director's experience with a certain studio or with a
certain project, but offering no insights into why that actor or director
was worthy of discussing in the first place. With this approach, all artists
are equally important. Why? Because they exist.

Well, we aren't happy with that approach. We want to understand the world we
live in. We want to understand why a particular actress appealed to the
audience. Or why a particular movie has remained a vital part of our culture
while other movies of the same time period (possibly more popular ones in
their time) have faded away. We believe in questioning our surroundings. In
short, Images is for people who don't just passively watch movies.

So, if you've ever said, "Oh, why can't we just enjoy movies and not analyze
them so much," well, this site might not be your cup of tea. Sorry. But we'd
also hope that if you stick with us, you'd see the validity of an approach
that tries to better understand movies and popular culture because through
better understanding comes increased appreciation.

Images considers any primarily visual medium as material for articles. We're
interested in articles about movie directors and genres, comic book artists
and publishers, television series and stars, and any other form of popular
culture that primarily uses visual means of communication.

On the same principal, we also insist that all articles use strong images
and examples to communicate their points. We're not interested in esoteric
philosophical musings. We want to see concrete examples of every point you
make. We want the articles to be filled with concrete examples from movies
(or TV shows or comic books or etc.). The surest way to have an article
turned down is to write a collection of generalizations.

Gary Johnson, Images
515 N. Raymore Dr. 
Raymore, MO 64083

Email: info@imagesjournal.com

Content freely accessible online.

Current Issue: 6/30/05

Date: 6 December 2005