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For some years now, there has been an active debate about the possibility of what I am calling ‘cinematic philosophy’. By that term, I refer to philosophy that is done on, in, or through film. I believe this to be a neutral way in which to indicate the sort of phenomenon that is also called ‘film-philosophy’ (see this volume), ‘film-as-philosophy’ (Smith and Wartenberg, 2006), and ‘filmosophy’ (Frampton, 2006).
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Filmography
Alien (Ridley Scott, USA 1979).
Aliens (James Cameron, USA, 1986).
Alien3 (David Fincher, USA 1992).
Alien: Resurrection (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, USA, 1997).
All of Me (Carl Reiner, USA, 1984).
The Conformist (Il Conformista, Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy,1970).
Crimes and Misdemeanors (Woody Allen, USA, 1989).
Empire (Andy Warhol, USA, 1965).
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, USA, 2004).
The Fire Within (Le Feu follet, Louis Malle, France, 1963).
The Matrix (Andy and Larry Wachowski, USA, 1999).
Waking Life (Richard Linklatter, USA, 2001).
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Wartenberg, T.E. (2011). On the Possibility of Cinematic Philosophy. In: Carel, H., Tuck, G. (eds) New Takes in Film-Philosophy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230294851_2
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