a good example of the hybrid of fandom and cinephilia

Sorry to be slightly geeky, but this morning I came across this youtube channel devoted to reviews of James bond film and games. Its author, Calvin Dyson seems articulate, perceptive and rather witty; I seem to be able to detect a certain knowledge behind his comments that set him apart from the mass of other online amateur reviewers. In fact, what he says has elements of the cinephiliac discourse, but the way in which he plays with clips is reminiscent of fandom. In a way then he straddles the two discourses – demonstrating exactly what I write about in my master’s. I find it very interesting stuff, both as a cinephile and a bond fan. i have just watched a few of his videos so far – time to take a deeper look.

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