Pawnbroker, The (1965): Production Code Controversy
The film was controversial on initial release for depicting nude scenes in which actresses Linda Geiser and Thelma Oliver fully exposed their breasts.
Whale, The: Aronofsky’s Psychological Drama, Starring Brendan Fraser
Darren Aronofsky directed The Whale, a psychological drama, scripted by Samuel D. Hunter, based on Hunter’s 2012 play of the same name. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Samantha Morton, and Ty Simpkins. The movie is scheduled to be theatrically released on December 9, 2022 by A24. Premise A middle-aged obese man […]
Unsuspected, The (1947): Michael Curtiz Mystery Film Noir, Starring Claude Rains, Joan Caulfield as Matilda Frazier, Grandison’s ward Claude Rains, Hoan Caulfield, Audrey Totter, Constance Bennett
The versatile director Michael Curtiz helmed The Unsuspected, a mystery film noir, starring Claude Rains, Audrey Totter, Ted North, Constance Bennett, Joan Caulfield, and Hurd Hatfield.
My Life in Art: Art in My Life–Ashes by David Rudkin
Ashes marks, among many innovations, the first time that a character is called upon to masturbate into a specimen jar. The bold actor in turns his back to the audience and punctures the fourth wall by asking: “Well, what were you expecting to see?”
Lodger, The (1927): Making Hitchcock’s Greatest Silent Thriller
Beginning with The Lodger, Hitchcock helped shape the modern-day genre of the suspense thriller film.
Girl in the Red Velvet Swing, The (1955): Richard Fleischer’s Fictionalized Tale of Evelyn Nesbit, Starring Joan Collins, Ray Milland, Farley Granger
Richard Fleischer directed The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing, a fact-based movie, shot in CinemaScope, starring Joan Collins, Ray Milland, and Farley Granger.
Directors: Bulgaria–Milko Lazarov (Alienation, Ága,The Herd)
The Herd Shoots in NW Bulgaria Director Milko Lazarov on the set of The Herd After the internationally acclaimed movies Alienation and Ága, Bulgarian helmer Milko Lazarov is shooting his third feature, The Herd. It is once again backed by Bulgarian production company Red Carpet, with 42film (Germany) and Amour Fou Luxembourg (Luxembourg) acting as co-producers. […]
Film Theory: Realism
“The cinematic image grasps only a small part of the visible, and it is a grasp which–provisional, contracted, fragmentary–bears in it its impossibility.”
Movie Genres: Biopics–Theory, Definition, Approach
Research in progress, Sep 17, 2022 Samuel Johnson had warned that a biographer may be tempted to invent or conceal (facts) Difference between biopics and other Hollywood genres? The prototypical Holly movie fades out once the wedding goal is achieved. Whereas, many biopics take place withing a marriage context, which is often portrayed as a […]
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Film Theory: Sound
Sep 26, 2022 Film Theory: Sound Sound brought realism: It forced acting styles to become more natural. Actors had to talk in normal speed. Films to consider (chronologically): Citizen Kane The Third Man Singin’ in the Rain Black Orpheus Psycho The Birds Hard Day’s Night Juliet of the Spirits Blow Up Death in Venice Clockwork […]