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Ken Coldicutt |
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Ken Coldicutt is one of the founders of the Realist Film Unit which operated in the 1940s. He devoted his life to the issues of the 'progressive' film movement such as censorship, film distribution and criticism of the capitalist cinema. Coldicutt travelled the lenght and breath of the country in 1937 by train in order to show films about the Spanish War and raise funds for the Spanish Relief committee. His name is legendary in left-wing circles for his committemtn to screening and producing 'oppositional' films. |
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| web - screeningthepast : Cinema and capitalism |
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| A fascinating, yet hyperbolic artcile pronouncing film as the supreme art, talking about how it is corrupted by capitalism in its means of production and dis...[full record]
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| chapter - An Australian Film Reader : Australian Left film history . 00-00-1985. pp.338-349 |
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Charles Merewether
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| A selection of readings on Australian film spanning sixty years. Contains sections on the beginnings of the Australian film industry, documentaries, the rena...[full record]
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| chapter - Screening the Past - Aspects of Early Australian Film : Making Waves:The Realist Film Unit and Association . 00-00-1995. pp.170-184 |
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Deane Williams
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| A comprehensive history of Ken Coldicutt's involvement with the Realist Film Unit, which pre-dated the Waterside Workers Federation of Australia Film Unit. G...[full record]
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| web - screeningthepast : Cinema and capitalism |
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| A fascinating, yet hyperbolic artcile pronouncing film as the supreme art, talking about how it is corrupted by capitalism in its means of production and dis...[full record]
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| web - screeningthepast : Screening Coldicutt: intorduction . 08-12-1997 |
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Deane Williams
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| An introduction to Ken Coldicutt's article Cinema and Capitalism. Gives a comprehensive history of his life work.
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