Vivien Leigh’s moods would swing from vertiginous highs to debilitating lows. During the highs, she never seemed to sleep and would indulge in extraordinary excesses, sexual and material.
A Streetcar Named Desire: Galloway’s New Book, “Truly, Madly” about the Making of the Classic
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Acting: Method Acting–Butler’s New Book
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Method Acting Elevated Many Films: ‘The Godfather’ to ‘The Lost Daughter’ The author of a book on the technique derived from the theories of Konstantin Stanislavski breaks down five landmark screen performances — including Olivia Colman’s recent Oscar-nominated turn. Al Pacino in THE GODFATHER, Sally Field in NORMA RAE and Olivia Colman in THE LOST […]
1 Hollywood in Crisis: Cinema, Politics and Society
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Research in progress, March 13, 2022 Hollywood in Crisis: Cinema, Politics and Society Hollywood Now! Everything’s Content Hollywood in the Age of Streaming Hollywood in the New Millennium Table of Contents: Organizational Structure Technology: F/X; IMAX Netflix Revolution Infantilization No Distinction between Film and TV End of Movie Stardom No More Heroes No More Genres […]
Gay Directors/Gay Films? My Book
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Gay Directors, Gay Films? Pedro Almodóvar, Terence Davies, Todd Haynes, Gus Van Sant, John Waters Emanuel Levy “This is an impressively informative treatment of five promi- nent gay directors who represent a wide range of differences within the gay spectrum. Levy’s background in gay cinema, independent cinema, and traditional Hollywood cinema […]
1 Acknowlegment: Forward
Updated October 15, 2020 I occupy a space between the academic world and the industry, a space between being a film scholar, film critic, film spectator, and film fan. —- The first time I saw Rear Window was in 1955, in Israel. It so moved, disturbed, and overwhelmed me by the impact of its images […]