Indie Companies: STX Entertainment–Commercial Flops (Space Between Us, Free State of Jones)

STX Entertainment’s “The Space Between Us” bombed, eking out $3.8 million. That’s far less than the $8 million to $10 million that the studio projected the film would earn in its debut. The science-fiction romance was picked up from Relativity Media after that company fell into bankruptcy. It centers on an intra-planetary relationship that forms […]

Movie Stars: Fonda, Jane: From Sex Toy in Barbarella to Politically Active Women

Significantly, Jane Fonda became a major box-office star, not when she played sex kitten roles (Barbarella) or romantic ingenues (A Period of Adjustment; Barefoot in the Park), but strong, politically committed women (Julia, China Syndrome).

Movie Audiences: MoviePass Lowers Price

MoviePass is further lowering its price and adding streaming into the mix, making it a competitor to Netflix and others.

MGM: Ideology and Style of Hollywood Studio

MGM, like other Hollywood studios, had its own distinct identity, political ideology, moral economy, and artistic style.

Jewish Films: Themes and Jewish Characters in the 1940s

War action and Anti-Nazi movies with Jewish characters Escape, 1940 Mortal Storm, 1940 Air Force, 1943 Bataan, 1943 Address Unknown, 1943 None Shall Escape, 1944 The Purple Heart, 1944 The Seventh Cross, 1944 Tomorrow the World, 1944 Winged Victory, 1944 Objective Burma, 1945 Sands of Iwo Jima, 1949   Biopics with Jewish Characters The Dolly […]