Global Auteurs employs auteur theory to examine the work of three contemporary and innovative directors: Pedro Almodóvar, Lars von Trier, and Michael Winterbottom. With extensive background information on the global film industry, and on auteur theory and its implications for ideological critique, this book’s insightful case studies examine both ideologies the filmmakers re-circulate and ideologies that […]
Radical Love: Learning to Accept Yourself and Others–Zachary Levi’s Memoir about Anxiety, Depression, Suicide
June 23, 2022 by
Zachary Levi opens up to Elizabeth Vargas in unflinchingly honest interview about how mental health struggles and suicidal thoughts led him to seek “life-changing” treatment in Austin. Zachary Levi RODIN ECKENROTH/FILMMAGIC Levi has a memoir coming out June 28 titled Radical Love: Learning to Accept Yourself and Others. The Shazam! franchise star reveals that his […]
1 Levy: Bio–Enthusiasm
June 18, 2022 by
As I grow older and more experienced, my film and cultural criticism has become not only more personal but also more constructive. It might be easier to point out the negative elements–the deficiencies–of art works, including movies. But I would rather emphasize the positive elements of pictures, TV series, and other works of pop culture. […]
1 Book: Blonde Bombshells–from Jean Harlow
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Hollywood’s Blonde Bombshells–Blonde Sex Goddess as Myth and Reality.
1 Hitchcock: Books
May 2, 2022 by
READING(S) Alfred Hitchcock by Jane E. Sloan Call Number: Baker-Berry PN 1998.3 . H58 S57 1993 ISBN: 9780816190577 This reference guide on Hitchcock includes: a biographical sketch; critical overview; chronological listing of films; annotated bibliography of criticism; chronological listing of his writings and other non-directional work; annotated listing of archival sources; and a listing of […]
