Ray Carney
Raymond “Ray” Carney (* 1947 ) is an American film theorist and critic . He also writes on American art and literature. He became known through his publications about the actor and director John Cassavetes . He teaches at the Institute for American Studies at Boston University .
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Ray Carney criticizes the American film critics in that he accuses them of being based only on first impressions, while the lower quality only becomes apparent with a detailed analysis and emerges after watching films several times. This leads to the fact that the really valuable American films and directors are almost completely ignored.
While mainstream film reviews focused on works like Star Wars , Raiders of the Lost Ark , A Doomed Affair , Thelma and Louise , 9 1/2 Weeks , Pretty Woman, and The Silence of the Lambs , the true masterpieces were completely lost.
Carney, on the other hand, counts among the really valuable films: Wanda by Barbara Loden , Killer of Sheep by Charles Burnett , Mikey and Nicky by Elaine May , Milestones by Robert Kramer and Andy Warhol's Trash by Paul Morrissey .
Web links
- Ray Carney in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Literature by and about Ray Carney in the catalog of the German National Library
- ^ The Rules of the Game. An Interview with Ray Carney by Diane Cherkerzian, in: Feature Filmmaking at Used Car Prices , Rick Schmidt, 1995, ISBN 0-14-024560-X
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carney, Ray |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carney, Raymond |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film theorist and critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1947 |