Film Theory: Mulvey, Feminism–“Male Gaze”
Film Theory: Narrative Structure–Symmetry (Beginning and Ending Are the Same Scene)
March 30, 2019 by
Symmetry in film narratives: Hitchcock, Welles, and others
Oscar Actors: Stewart, Jimmy–Directed by Frank Capra, Anthony Mann, Hitchcock
August 1, 2015 by
If John Ford was the most influential director in Henry Fonda’s early career and throughout in John Wayne’s life, Frank Capra, Anthony Mann, and Alfred Hitchcock were the most crucial directors in the long and versatile career of Jimmy Stewart.
Rich and Strange (1931): Necessary Step in Hitchcock’s Evolution
September 29, 2013 by
Though not one of Hitchcock’s strong films (even of the British era), this early sound film, made in 1932, is worth seeing for those interested in the evolution of the master’s as an artist, both thematically and stylistically.
