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Articulating British Chinese experiences on-screen: 'soursweet' and 'ping pong' (2012)
Journal Article
Chan, F., & Willis, A. (2012). Articulating British Chinese experiences on-screen: 'soursweet' and 'ping pong'. Journal of Chinese Cinemas, 6(1), 27-39. https://doi.org/10.1386/jcc.6.1.27_1

The notion of the Sinophone according to Shu-mei Shih attempts takes the delineation of Chinese identities out of ethno-geographic boundaries into linguistic communities. In the case of Chinese cinemas, the emphasis on linguistic communities fails to... Read More about Articulating British Chinese experiences on-screen: 'soursweet' and 'ping pong'.

Jim Allen : radical drama beyond 'days of hope' (2008)
Journal Article
Willis, A. (2008). Jim Allen : radical drama beyond 'days of hope'. Journal of British Cinema and Television, 5(2), 300-317. https://doi.org/10.3366/E1743452108000381

Due to a desire to establish television as a serious medium, television drama has often been seen as a forum for writers, with names such as David Mercer, Dennis Potter and Trevor Griffiths identified by critics as the driving force, or auteur, behin... Read More about Jim Allen : radical drama beyond 'days of hope'.

The cinema of Alex de la Iglesia (2007)
Book
Willis, A., Triana-Toribio, N., & Buse, P. (2007). The cinema of Alex de la Iglesia. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press

A popular Spanish auteur: Alex de la Iglesia as a polemical tool (2004)
Journal Article
Buse, P., Triana-Toribio, N., & Willis, A. (2004). A popular Spanish auteur: Alex de la Iglesia as a polemical tool. New Cinemas, 2(3), 139-148. https://doi.org/10.1386/ncin.2.3.139/1

This article looks at how Álex de la Iglesia can be studied using reviewed auteurist strategies. Such a study has to take into account how he constructs his persona as director in a process which deviates greatly from the images and roles allocated t... Read More about A popular Spanish auteur: Alex de la Iglesia as a polemical tool.

Spanish popular cinema (2004)
Book
Willis, A., & Lázaro-Reboll, A. (2004). Spanish popular cinema. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press

Made for TV monsters : how has the rise of horror on US television affected the spectacle and acceptability of the genre?
Thesis
Gaynor, S. (in press). Made for TV monsters : how has the rise of horror on US television affected the spectacle and acceptability of the genre?. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study will explore the rise of horror drama on US television, investigating the significance of this trend of horror programming to both the US television industry and the understanding and acceptability of the horror genre as a whole. The first... Read More about Made for TV monsters : how has the rise of horror on US television affected the spectacle and acceptability of the genre?.

Christianity, controversy, cinema
Exhibition / Performance
Willis, A., & Carr, W. Christianity, controversy, cinema. (Unpublished)

A season of films and related public engagement events co-curated by Andy Willis and Will Carr of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation.

Burgess and cinema
Exhibition / Performance
Willis, A. Burgess and cinema. (Unpublished)

Burgess and Cinema is a season of films and related public engagement events curated by Andy Willis. Organised in conjunction with The International Anthony Burgess Foundation and Cornerhouse to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the publication of 'A... Read More about Burgess and cinema.