Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide
I am Associate Professor of French Studies at the University of Adelaide. I have published widely on many areas of French cinema.
100 years of Disney: from a cartoon mouse to a global giant, how Walt Disney conquered the world
Oct 17, 2023 06:46 am UTC| Business
On October 16 1923, brothers Walt and Roy set up a modest cartoon studio. Their goal was to produce short animated films. They created a new character: a mouse, with large ears. Named Mickey, he soon became one of the...
Jun 09, 2022 08:39 am UTC| Science
40 years ago this month saw the release of Steven Spielbergs E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial a film about a stranded alien, the boy called Elliott who discovers it and a bond of friendship that remains as magical and...
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