Robert M. Payne
is a Hollywood-based writer and screenplay analyst with a
Master’s degree in cinema critical studies from the University of Southern
California. He has contributed several essays to Jump Cut, and his
article “Beyond the Pale: Nudism, Race, and Resistance in The Unashamed“
appears in the Winter 2000-01 issue of Film Quarterly. His on-line
articles “12 Am-Azian Films You Should Know About,” “Am-Azian
Films II: 12
More Movies You Should Know About,” “Anna May Wong: A Pioneering Asian
American Movie Star,” and “Miss-ing the Point: The Saigon
Controversy 10
Years On” can all be found at the Asian American Web site Alterasian.
His e-mail address is dziga68@yahoo.com.