Humphrey Bogart has always regarded himself a serious actor, hailing back from the theater. But in the first decade of his Hollywood career, he had not been very successful, and failed more than one chance. The turning point in his screen career occurred in 1941, when he was 42, appearing in two significant and popular […]
Movie Genres: Horror–Attributes, Status, Women Directors
November 11, 2016 by
Research un progress, July 30, 2025 Genre Since the turn of the 20th century, horror — first in literary form and later in movies — has reflected social anxieties about a rapidly changing world. In a 21st century plagued by such concerns as global warming, rise of AI technology, democracy in peril and the demonization […]
New Hollywood: How to Study?
November 8, 2016 by
Over the years, students have continued to ask me one comparative question: Are as many good movies made these days as they did in yesteryear, during the Golden Age, or studio system (1930-1960). Hollywood and New Technologies As an industry, Hollywood had always fought against all the new technologies, no matter what they were: the […]
Movie Genres: Sci-Fi–Attributes, Decade Approach; Select Biblio
October 23, 2016 by
Nov 10, 2022 Select Biblio: Atkins, Thomas. Science Fiction Films, Scribner’s 1976. Edelson, Edward. Visions of Tomorrow. Doubleday, 1975. Menvville, Douglas and R. reginald. things to Come. Times Books, 1977. Sobchak, Vivian. The Limits of Infinity: The American Science-Fiction Film. Telotte, J.P. Replications: A Robotic History of the Sci-Fi Film Genre: The standard motif of […]
Politics 2017: President Obama’s Farewell Speech–Yes, We Can
If you’re tired of arguing with strangers on the Internet, try to talk with one in real life–President Obama