Item 1- The Resident (2011)
The Resident is a British/American film directed by Antti Jokinen. It's a recent film which looks at the relationship between Juliet Devereau (Hilary Swank) and Max (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and how Max is fascinated with her (shown through the male gaze). Mulvey argues that women were given two character types;sexually active female and powerless female. Juliet is seen as a powerless female in The Resident. I will use this item as it is a modern day film which I can relate to today's Hollywood. ( Very useful)
Item 2 - Peeping Tom (1960)
Peeping Tom is a British thriller film directed by Michael Powell and written by Leo Marks. The title derives from the slang expression 'peeping Tom' describing a voyeur. The film revolves around a serial killer who murders women while using a portable movie camera to record their dying expressions of terror.I will use this item to show how the male gaze was shown in film over 50 years ago which will help with showing how different the male gaze is in today's film industry. (Useful)
Item 3 - Disturbia (2007)
This film focuses on the male gaze in two lights. Kale (Shia LaBeouf) shows the male gaze with his neighbour Ashley (Sarah Roemer). This type of male gaze is seen as normal in society and accepted however Mr. Turner (David Morse) shows the male gaze in a sadistic, stalker-like way. This film was recently made so it helps with showing how the male gaze is relevant today. (Very useful)
Item 4 - At the Interface:Continuity and Transformation in Culture and Politics (Book by Joss Hands, Eugenia Siapera)
This book talks about the film Bridget Jones' Diary which is a romantic comedy. This shows how the male gaze is accepted and is seen as more romantic than in the films, The Resident and Peeping Tom. This will be useful for me because it shows an alternative side to the male gaze yet is still seen as objectifying women however it is seen in a better light. (Quite Useful)
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Item 6 -Male Gaze Using Film As Case Study (slide show-http://www.slideshare.net/sgummer/male-gaze-using-film-as-case-study)
This slide show talks about a variety of things in films where women are considered to be vulnerable. It also includes a fair amount of Mulvey's work which explains how the male gaze is shown in films and gives detain on the 2 different types of the male gaze. (Useful-however talks more about reality rather than the male gaze within films)
Item 7 -The Bond Gaze (youtube-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfL09c4cw2I )
This youtube clip will help me with my work because it applies Mulvey's 'Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema' to the Bond films which have been around since 1962 so I can compare feminism and the male gaze from the past to the present to analyse whether the male gaze theory is relevant in today's Hollywood. the item is similar to item 6 as it also shows the alternate view of the male gaze where its seen as acceptable. It also gives me some good definitions of words relating to feminism and the male gaze. (Useful)
Item 8 - Film Theory Week 4-The Male Gaze (Blog-
http://invertnormals.wordpress.com/2012/11/24/film-theory-week-4-the-male-gaze/)
This blog is very useful because it goes into real depth about the male gaze, uses Mulvey's quotes and talks about camera techniques which help portray the male gaze in films which non of my other items talk about. it uses film examples like Shawshank Redemption and Peeping Tom which will be helpful in my work. (Very useful)
Item 9 -The Male Gaze-Laura Mulvey (Youtube-http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=bYhaRcfCEkI)
This video will be useful in criticising the male gaze as it shows another version of the male gaze where the woman uses different techniques to gain attention from males. this uses the film Bad Teacher as an example of the male gaze which is a recent film which will link into my question.
Item 10 -Wikipedia-Feminist Film Theory (Article-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_film_theory#The_gaze_and_the_female_spectator)
This article is slightly useful because it explains why Mulvey spoke about the male gaze and gives contextual information about the times which Mulvey wrote. However it isn't very useful because it repeats information from other items. (slightly useful)
Item 11 -Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema (1975) - Laura Mulvey (Book)
This book is very useful as it is the backbone to my essay. It provides all the information i need about the male gaze from Mulvey's point of view. (very useful)
Item 12 -Girls Kick Ass (Blog- http://everything2.com/title/Girls+Kick+Ass%253A+A+Feminist+Critique+of+the+New+Action+Heroine+and+the+Male+Gaze)
This blog will be useful with my essay as it gives good criticism towards the male gaze in todays hollywood. It explains how films focus more on 'women kicking ass' rather than the male gaze. i will use this to help me critically analyse the male gaze in todays hollywood. (Very useful)
Item 13 - Apply Male Gaze Theory (Youtube- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWKkll9rb8I)
This video is useful for my essay because it explains Mulveys theory in more detail and uses different films to explain the theory. this is useful as it gives me more films i could use as examples. (Useful)
Item 14 -Laura Mulvey and The Male Gaze (Blog-http://katiehamilton25.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/the-male-gaze-theory.html)
This will be slightly useful to use in my work as it explains Mulvey's Theory and takes direct quotes from Mulveys' Essay. (slightly useful)
Item 15 - Scopophilia (Article-http://everything2.com/title/scopophilia)
This article is only slightly useful as it doesn't give me much information that I can use in my work however it does explain the male gaze in a little more detail. (Slightly useful)
Item 16 - Its A Man's World- The Male Gaze (http://gandt.blogs.brynmawr.edu/web-papers/web-papers-2/its-a-mans-world-the-male-gaze-and-the-film-industry/)
This article is useful for my work as it talks about the film industry in hollywood as a whole. it also gives me useful statistics i plan on using in my work. (Useful)
Item 17- The Resident Trailer
I will use this at the start of my presentation as it it a good video to show the audience straight away what my presentation will be about and the type of male gaze i will be looking at (Useful)
Rottentomatoes.com-Review of Disturbia - I have rejected this item as all it did was explain the plot of Disturbia. It didn't criticise Disturbia at all.
Everything2.com-Femininity - this article on this website isn't useful as all it did was give me a definition of femininity.
Questia-Feminist Film Theory - I have chosen to reject this item as there was only a small paragraph relating to the male gaze, most of the article was about feminism in real life rather than in films. the small paragraph on the male gaze didn't give me any extra information that would be useful to me.
Everything2.com-The Male Gaze - I rejected this website because the wasn't any extra information on there about the male gaze or Mulvey that I haven't already got from other sources.
Media Studies A2:Laura Mulvey and Carol Clover Final Girl Theory (Blog) - Ive rejected this Blog because the Final girl theory doesn't really relate to the male gaze. This blog didnt give me any useful information to use.
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