9/11 in a Movie-Made World...
Posted by Marcus O'Donnell in Film & popular culture on 09 16th, 2006 | No Comments
Tom Englehardt poses a fascinating set of “what ifs” in an article that traces the “movie-made” world of September 11.
So here was my what-if thought. What if the two hijacked planes, American Flight 11 and United 175, had plunged into those north and south towers at 8:46 and 9:03, killing...
The work of mourning and September 11...
Posted by Marcus O'Donnell in Uncategorized on 09 14th, 2006 | No Comments
Began reading a very thoughtful article by Adi Drori-Avraham on September 11 this passage in particular struck me:
The photographic image, with its indexical power, its unflinching persistence to freeze time, to capture, to arrest, defies any attempt to deny or forget. As an authentic representation...