Christopher SampsonThe Auteur Theory: An EssayThe auteur theory suggests that the medium of film can be used by a film director for personal artistic expression (Sarris 1962, p.561…5d ago5d ago
Christopher SampsonWalter Benjamin’s ‘The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction’: A DiscussionIn his essay, ‘The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction’, Walter Benjamin (1968) discusses a shift in perception with the…Sep 19Sep 19
Christopher SampsonAstruc & Oppenheimer: An Essay About Cinema & CultureIn Alexandre Astruc’s 1948 essay, ‘The Birth of the New Avant-Garde: La Camera Stylo’, and Joshua Oppenheimer’s online article, ‘‘The Act…Sep 91Sep 91
Christopher SampsonBreathless: A HistoryTo call Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960 film Breathless (A bout de soufflé) influential would be a severe understatement. The young director’s debut…Aug 27Aug 27
Christopher SampsonA Love Letter to Movies: An EssayMany have written, far more eloquently than I, on the value and importance of film and television, of art broadly, in shaping, guiding and…Aug 21Aug 21
Christopher SampsonWaves: A HaikuHatred stirs up strife, Love covers all offences, Siblings’ paths collide.Aug 19Aug 19
Christopher SampsonThe World’s Shortest Love StoryPreface: I am often drawn to poetic language and linguistic details that embrace the intimacy of life, death and love. These are the…Jul 16Jul 16
Christopher SampsonMother/Father: Part 1 (A Short Story)Father is dead. Mother told me this morning as we made breakfast for Ms. Sutherland.Jul 1Jul 1