Marko Djurdjic
Marko Djurdjić (pronounced JOOR-JICH) is a PhD student in Cinema and Media Studies at York. Currently, he’s missing concerts and dimly lit bars, but also libraries, teaching in person, and gesticulating wildly therein. He hopes you’re all doing really well.
Articles by Marko Djurdjic:
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July 2, 2022
YOU Haven’t Seen TITANIC?!In this month’s “YOU Haven’t Seen BLANK?!” Marko Djurdjic goes back to 1997 to watch James Cameron’s monolithic, record- and earth-shattering, double-tape magnum opus (sorry, Avatars), Titanic
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May 3, 2022
YOU Haven’t Seen CROSSROADS?!This month’s “YOU Haven’t Seen BLANK?!” goes back to 2002 for Britney Spears’s much maligned, nostalgia-tinged teen dramedy CROSSROADS.
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April 21, 2022
CUFF 2022 – Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. ReviewFreakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. is a breezy, candid, and suitably fuzzed out look at one of alternative rock’s most influential groups, and it’s playing this month at the Calgary Underground Film Festival.
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April 2, 2022
YOU Haven’t Seen MAGIC MIKE?!In this month’s “YOU Haven’t Seen BLANK?!” Marko Djurdjic watches Steven Soderbergh’s sweat-inducing, butt-shaking 2012 opus, MAGIC MIKE, for the very first time.
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March 15, 2022
Introducing “You Haven’t Seen BLANK?!”Marko Djurdjić revisits a century of filmmaking with “YOU Haven’t Seen BLANK?!”, a new monthly column on That Shelf exploring this year’s Movie Milestones.
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October 31, 2021
Rock & Roll: An Introduction to The Velvet UndergroundCelebrating the release of Todd Haynes’s new kaleidoscopic documentary on the band, That Shelf takes a look back at the violent beauty that is The Velvet Underground.
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October 22, 2021
He Saved Latin: A Wes Anderson RetrospectiveIn preparation for the release of his tenth film, The French Dispatch, That Shelf takes a chronological look back at Wes Anderson’s sprawling, whimsical, and oftentimes biting filmography.
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August 22, 2021
With Friends Like These: Stand By Me at 35On the 35th anniversary of its release, That Shelf takes a retrospective look at Rob Reiner’s coming-of-age masterpiece, “Stand By Me.”
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July 14, 2021
Basement Tapes: The Music of “Summer of Soul”With dozens of featured acts to explore, rediscover, and fall in love with, here’s a primer on the artists featured in “the best film of the year,” Questlove’s bold, brilliant “Summer of Soul.”
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June 10, 2021
Beats, Rhymes & Life: An Introduction to A Tribe Called QuestTo celebrate the 10th anniversary of Michael Rapaport’s “Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest,” we take a look at one of hip hop’s most eclectic, beloved groups, A Tribe Called Quest. Let’s kick it.
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May 21, 2021
Wild Combination: An Intro to Arthur RussellTo celebrate the addition of Matt Wolf’s Wild Combination (2008) to the Criterion Channel, Marko Djurdjic takes a dive into the eclectic world of avant-hero Arthur Russell.
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May 7, 2021
This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us: An Intro to SparksTo celebrate Hot Docs’ screening of The Sparks Brothers, we take a look at the best tracks and albums featured in Edgar Wright’s loving ode to Sparks.
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April 29, 2021
CUFF 2021: Laughter ReviewLaughter’s talented cast can’t save the film from its own tedious philosophizing, resulting in a tiresome—at times, unpleasant—watch.
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film
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TV
Class of ’07 Interview: Emily Browning and Caitlin Stasey on finding yourself in the apocalypse
Is the apocalypse the ideal situation to find yourself? Probably not. But if not then, when? Class of '07 stars Emily Browning and Caitlin Stasey give us the lowdown on their new Prime Video dark comedy.
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music
Don McLean Interview: Legendary Songwriter Talks American Pie and More
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's American Pie airs now on Paramount+, and we had the honour of speaking at length with singer/songwriter Don McLean about his most famous track.
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podcasts
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