Peter
Kramer
LATEST POSTS BY Peter Kramer
‘The Graduate’ at 50
On it’s anniversary, Peter Kramer takes a closer look at the film’s critical and commercial success, and at the rather puzzling way in which it tells Benjamin’s story.
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Das Boot – Probably the Biggest German Blockbuster of All Time
How did this epic bestseller come to be turned into a movie?
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The Case of A Clockwork Orange
Peter Kramer looks at the history of the controversy surrounding Kubrick’s film.
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The Rise of Animation
In his latest piece, Peter Kramer explores everything from Disney to Lucas to Pixar.
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The Impact of Star Wars
Peter Kramer looks at the story of loss and resurrection that transformed cinema in the late 1970s.
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The Ultimate Spectacle
Rather than dismissing Hollywood’s Science Fiction blockbusters as mere rollercoaster rides and empty spectacle, we should take very seriously the opportunities they afford us for extraordinary sensual, emotional, intellectual and spiritual experiences.
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Making Contact
Exploring book adaptations and the girl-adventurer in contemporary Hollywood Science-Fiction.
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Avatar: environmental politics and worldwide success
In mid-December 2009, James Cameron’s militant environmental Science Fiction epic Avatar was released in over 15,000 cinemas around the world.[1] Cameron’s eagerly anticipated successor to his record-breaking 1997 film Titanic had originally been scheduled to appear in cinemas in May 2009. However, due to production delays, its release was shifted from the preferred pre-summer slot… View Article
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ABOUT Peter Kramer
Peter Kramer is a Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of East Anglia. His recent books include The New Hollywood: From Bonnie and Clyde to Star Wars (2005), 2001: A Space Odyssey (2010) and A Clockwork Orange (2011).