Movie Cycles: Woman into Monster (“Cat People” Impact) (Women-Driven Horror Melodramas)

Other films have borrowed plot or character elements from Cat People, particularly by having a female character who fears she has inherited the tendency to turn into a monster.

Film Education: Louis Delluc, Film Society; Prix Louis-Delluc (1937-Present)

In 1917, Delluc began his career in film criticism. He went on to edit Le Journal du Ciné-club and Cinéa, establish film societies, and direct seven films.

Oscar Directors: Spielberg–Auteur, Vision, Missing Father Figure

Spielberg The director has drawn from his parents’ separation in several previous films. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Catch Me If You Can.

Movie Stars: Grant, Cary–Handsome Looks in Hollywood (Gender, Merit, Price)

Grant was quite outspoken on the discrimination that was held against handsome men and comedians in Hollywood during the studio system.

Movie Critics: Scott’s “Better Living Through Criticism”

Scott raises questions about the nature of art, subjectivity, interpretation, and the relationship between artist, critic, and audience.