Dr Rebecca Harrison is a lecturer in the Theatre, Film and Television Studies department at the University of Glasgow, and the author of From Steam to Screen: Cinema, the Railways and Modernity (IB Tauris, 2018).
Articles by Rebecca Harrison
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Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker review: new hope springs eternal
The climactic ninth instalment of the galaxy-busting space fantasy grabs its darlings and hyperdrives to a better future, says Rebecca Harrison.
Thursday, December 19, 2019
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Co-ordinating intimacy: making sex scenes safe
At the 2019 BFI London Film Festival, two film directors and two intimacy coordinators shared notes on what they’ve learned filming up close and comfortably for actors and crew. Rebecca Harrison took notes.
Monday, October 14, 2019
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What should have won the 2019 Cannes Palme d’Or?
It wasn’t to be the second year a female director won Cannes’s top prize, but our contributors certainly fancied it as much as Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite. Isabel Stevens introduces thoughts from ten of our contributors.
Saturday, May 25, 2019
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Too Old to Die Young first look: Nicolas Winding Refn depopulates the small screen
The Danish dean of neo-noir shifts down a gear or three with an excursion in slow TV that etches Los Angeles’s human absences. To judge by two episodes at Cannes, it’s not a pulse-racing prospect, finds Rebecca Harrison.
Saturday, May 18, 2019
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From the Magazine
Rocketman review: an out and proud Elton John musical biopic
Dexter Fletcher’s take on the rock ’n’ roll history of Reginald Dwight is kinetic, poignant and, above all, refreshingly open and celebratory about its gay protagonist’s sex life, writes Rebecca Harrison.
Friday, May 17, 2019
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Bull first look: a bucking portrait of a rodeoing odd couple
Cannes short film winner Annie Silvestein impresses with her feature debut, an understated but potent portrait of Amber Havard’s teen tearaway and Rob Morgan’s worn rodeo star on the outer fringes of Houston, Texas, writes Rebecca Harrison.
Thursday, May 16, 2019
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Glasgow Film Festival 2019: a vital antidote to one-size cinema
This year’s programme was about more than just big-ticket premieres, offering local filmgoers precious access to word-of-mouth independent movies – an opportunity all the more welcome amidst the current battles over distribution models and windows, reports Rebecca Harrison.
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
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Alienation and the limits of access at Edinburgh 2018
The festival that prides itself doing things differently made room for some welcome outsider voices in its programme this year, but it was far from inclusive for everyone, reports Rebecca Harrison.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
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Little Tickles first look: an unflinching exploration of abuse and therapy
Andrea Bescond’s impressive debut feature about a dancer who seeks out a therapist to help her come to terms with childhood abuse is an ode to the restorative powers of the arts, writes Rebecca Harrison.
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
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Raze the red carpet: Cannes 2018 responds to #MeToo
To the #TimesUp moment and the world after Weinstein, Cannes offered an anti-harrasment hotline – but mostly just ceded its platform to women themselves to make the change, says Rebecca Harrison.
Friday, May 18, 2018
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