David Cox



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Full name: David Cox

Area of interest: Communications and environmental issues

Journals: The Guardian

Email: [mailto:david.cox@guardian.co.uk david.cox@guardian.co.uk]

Website: Guardian.co / David Cox

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Forthcoming work: writing a book on political disengagement and disintermediation entitled The Rule of the Rabble

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The Guardian: 'Film blog'
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Column remit: Analyses recent cinema releases from a sociocultural perspective

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Role: commentator/critic

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Email: [mailto:david.cox@guardian.co.uk david.cox@guardian.co.uk]

Website: Guardian.co / David Cox

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Day published: Monday

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Articles: 2009

 * Why don't Aussie film-makers produce more Ocker films? - Not Quite Hollywood, Mark Hartley's documentary about the Ozploitation movies of the 1970s, suggests that for Aussie film-makers, going with the much-derided antipodean psyche can be an artistic strength - 16th March 2009
 * American Teen turns fact into fiction - Documentaries can impose on those who appear in them a narrative all of their own - 9th March 2009
 * The Class teaches us a lesson in despair - The Class raises the question of whether traditional education is compatible with contemporary values - 2nd March 2009
 * Shop till you drop: it's the way forward - Confessions of a Shopaholic isn't just an embarrassing anachronism – it could help save the world - 25th February 2009
 * Oscar watch: Slumdog Millionaire - a spoonful of sugar helps the horror go down - Danny Boyle's dazzling Oscar shoo-in is a masterpiece of manipulation and exploitation - 16th February 2009
 * Just don't ask Woody Allen what's good about Vicky Cristina Barcelona - His new comedy is drawing relieved praise from critics and moviegoers, but he's the last person to be able to explain why it works - 9th February 2009
 * The revolutionary road to reality - Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are re-educating cinemagoers about romance - 2nd February 2009
 * Why Frost/Nixon could never happen today - It's partly the fault of Frostie – Sir David may have vanquished Richard Nixon, but he too let down democracy - 26th January 2009
 * Asia's crouching cinematic tiger - Chandni Chowk to China may herald a threat to Hollywood's stranglehold on the world's movie screens - 19th January 2009
 * In Defiance of Jewish passivity - Edward Zwick's film turns Jews from victims into action heroes. How long before Hollywood does the same for Muslims? - 13th January 2009
 * Hitler: The Great Director - The effectiveness of The Reader depends on the cinematic flair of the Third Reich's founder - 5th January 2009



The Guardian: 'comment'
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Articles: 2009

 * Who's the snitch? - Carol Thatcher's accuser should come forward to justify his or her breach of a sacred broadcasting ordinance - 6th February 2009
 * Stakeholders to the stake - Public policy is being shaped by vested interests rather than the public interest. Broadcasting is only the latest example - 23rd January 2009
 * Let's have more courtroom drama - Out-of-court settlements in disputed discrimination cases have the potential to cover up misconduct and cheat taxpayers - 8th January 2009
 * Unwelcome guests - The BBC's Today programme is too important to be handed over to celebrity editors - 3rd January 2009



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