Bridging the gap between the pop-art kitsch of "Entertainment Weekly" and the straight-laced reporting of "Film Comment," Cahiers du Dartma is the newest kid on the Dartmouth publication block.
This, the second issue of the termly produced journal, features a wide gamut of commentaries and reviews on cinema.This term, Cahiers du Dartma (not to be confused with the English word "cashier") highlights this year's summer film fare.
A grab-bag of reporting on the new and upcoming like "Crumb" (1994) and "Smoke" (1995) and the old like "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969), a forgotten James Bond movie, Cahiers du Dartma is sure to satisfy any student's reading palette. The publication primarily aims to present in-depth analyses of films and taking a behind-the-scenes look at classics as well as latest releases.
Cahiers was conceived when Chris Kelly '96 and Michael Ellenberg '97 started looking for a publication on campus which concentrated on film literature, the duo decided to go it on their own under the guidance of faculty adviser and English professor Alan Gaylord, and produce a publication themselves.
Now, with two issues behind them and endowed with funding from the Committee of Student Organizations, Kelly and Ellenberg are now co-editors of the periodical and command a production and lay-out crew of about 14.
So why pen a publication as "Cahiers du Dartma?" The name of the journal, Cahiers du Dartma, interestingly enough, is derived from a widely popular French film journal entitled Cahiers du Cinema, as told in the cover jacket of the current issue.
"Dartma" is a word the group invented which effectively collapses the words "Dartmouth" and "cinema," the publication goes on to say.
Although not affiliated with the Dartmouth Film Society, many members of the DFS have contributed to Cahiers du Dartma as contributing and layout editors. Mobina Hashmi '96, who is currently the director of DFS is also serving on the editorial board.
Ellenberg said that the magazine does enjoy a healthy relationship with the group and the DFS contributed many of the stills featured in the publication.
To give you a sneak preview on the fall issue, the publication will feature an interview with "To Die For" director Gus Van San and director Zhang Wimou of the upcoming fall pict "Shanghai Triad," says Kelly.
"To Die For" features Nicole Kidman and Matt Dillon and an interview of Buck Henry '52, the screenwriter for the film who is spotlighted in the current issue of Cahiers du Dartma. His latest effort is based on Joyce Maynard's novel for director Gus Van Sant.
Kelly and Ellenberg, both members of the DFS since their respective Freshman Falls, are co-developers of this term's "Sex in the Cinema" film series.
