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Cleaners in Film and Literature

February 1st, 2024

Cleaners in Film and Literature About The Third Man, a film by Carol Reed that features a cleaner. The Third Man is a 1949 film noir that tells the story of Holly Martins, an American writer who arrives in post-war Vienna to meet his friend Harry Lime, only to find out that he has died in a mysterious car accident. Martins decides to investigate Lime's death and discovers that he was involved in a black market scheme that involved selling diluted penicillin to hospitals, causing many death...

Ms .45 - Abel Ferrara - stunning tale of revenge

January 30th, 2024

(Credits: Far Out / Rochelle Films)‘Ms .45’: Abel Ferrara’s stunning tale of revenge Mon 29 January 2024 22:45, UKOne of the most widely debated genres in cinema history is easily rape and revenge. Many movies that fall into this category align closely with the horror or exploitation genres and, more often than not, are directed by men. Thus, much controversy surrounds these rape-revenge flicks, with many feminist scholars criticising specific films from the genre for featuring gratuitous, dr...

Bizarrely Specific Things Every Sci-Fi Movie Does

January 22nd, 2024

5 Bizarrely Specific Things Every Sci-Fi Movie Does By: Nathan Kamal Andrea Meno February 14, 2018 Anything is possible in science fiction! You can explore the future, delve into the past, chronicle alien civilizations, and probe the endless possibilities of time and space. The genre is limited by nothing but human imagination. Unfortunately, human imagination seems like it was depleted sometime in the 1970s, because no matter what obscure corner of the galaxy you warp to...

44 years ago, Marvel redefined its mightiest Avenger — and changed superheroes forever

January 21st, 2024

The Viking Issue 44 Years Ago, Marvel redefined its mightiest avenger — and changed superheroes forever The oral history of 1978’s What If? #10 (aka, the first time Jane Foster picked up Mjolnir).by Brian VanHookerJuly 6, 2022"Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of... THOR!"That inscription, placed on the side of the God of Thunder’s hammer, has served as a measure of worthiness for decades in the various Marvel universes. In Avengers Endgame, Captain America...

Motif in Film and How to Use It

January 10th, 2024

We've covered the ideas of the theme in writing, but I wanted to talk about something that commonly gets confused with the theme; the idea of a motif in film. Motif covers all genres. It's that little something special that adds to the depth and meaning in your film. It's the thing that film scholars will talk about for ages. And it can set your work apart from the crowd. Today we're going to go over motif in film history, look at a few examples of motifs and leitmotifs, and talk about some...

Green Lantern Issue One

December 26th, 2023

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 Green Lantern #1 (review) See all of Green Lantern #1, no other writeups in this node. (review) by Glowing Fish Mon Mar 07 2022 at 1:29:26 Green Lantern #1 is the first issue of Green Lantern, and was first published in July of 1960. The character of the Silver Age Green Lantern had been introduced in Showcase #22, in September of 1959. After three issues in Showcase, Green Lantern was given his own title. Featuring MENACE of th...

Say Goodbye to Hollywood: John Schlesinger’s The Day of the Locust (1975)

December 23rd, 2023

By Jeremy Carr. There has never been a self-referential Hollywood feature quite like 1975’s The Day of the Locust, a twisting and twisted tale of sullied lives, desperation, and, ultimately, sheer madness." Hollywood has always been rather good at building itself up, generating films that flaunt the glamour of Tinseltown, the glory of sun-kissed stardom, and the charm of movie magic. At the same time, and particularly in the hands of more iconoclastic filmmakers, Hollywood has a...

Exorcist film continues to possess Hollywood imagination

December 21st, 2023

The film went on to gross nearly $450 million worldwide. Movie Poster Image Art/Getty ImagesWhen the "The Exorcist" premiered 50 years ago, in December 1973, some theatergoers fainted or broke down in tears. A few even vomited.The film, which cast a young Linda Blair as a girl claiming to be possessed by the devil, was an almost instant success, with moviegoers waiting in line for hours to secure tickets. It went on to gross over US$440 million worldwide.The horror film eventually received tw...

CinemArchetype 28 - The Elemental

November 30th, 2023

Getting into the pagan dark magic of the earth, air, fire, and water is as easy as doing almost nothing.... and as hard as doing less. Just like the truth about alien involvement in our evolution is--despite the mountains of evidence (19 seasons of the History Channel's Ancient Aliens and counting--is almost impossible to fully accept consciously, our do nothing unconscious won't let go of it. That's because our unconscious--the basement of our mind--has connections... to the anima mundi. J...

Reviewing AI’s starring role in cinema - ITWeb

October 27th, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) has always sparked storytellers' imaginations, bringing them into new, imaginative worlds. Movies, as a strong storytelling medium, provide us a peek into the future possibilities of AI and the impacts it might have on existence.Earlier films such as "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "The Terminator" depicted AI and robots as entities that develop self-awareness and, consequently, a desire to overthrow or harm their human creators.HAL 9000, the intelligent computer in "...

Cultural Sophistication and Self-Reference on American Television

October 20th, 2023

Fully:Cultural Sophistication and Self-Reference on American Television: Seeds of Hope?by Ralph DumainGenerally when I look at American culture these days I see little but degeneracy. I am rarely heartened even by the obvious sophistication that our society has achieved in certain respects over the past two decades, because it is so heavily counterbalanced by increased fragmentation, intellectual laziness, dehumanization, and superficiality. The sophistication that we do have is not so much a...

Hollywood Studio System

October 13th, 2023

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 Hollywood Studio System (thing) See all of Hollywood Studio System, no other writeups in this node. (thing) by mustard_monkey Tue Nov 19 2002 at 20:34:32 "The American Cinema is a classical art so why not admire what is most admirable. Not only the talent of this or that film maker but the genius of the system" The Hollywood Studio System 1930-59 The studio system had an equilibrium of components that is rare in the film industr...

WOLF MAN - The (1941)

October 7th, 2023

Welcome back to the scariest, and at times goriest, column here at Film Inquiry: Horrific Inquiry. Twice a month, I will be tackling all things horror, bringing two films back into the spotlight to terrify and frighten once more. And occasionally looking at those that could have pushed the envelope further. Join us as we dive deep into the heart of horror, but warning, there will be spoilers.It’s that time of the year again – the beloved month of horror. While the leaves may have begun to cha...

Pickpocket

October 3rd, 2023

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 Pickpocket (thing) See all of Pickpocket, there is 1 more in this node. (thing) by ellF Fri Dec 06 2002 at 8:10:40 Title: Pickpocket Color: Black and white Country: France Director: Robert Bresson Release: 1959 Language: French, with English subtitles Runtime: 75 minutes Starring: Martin LaSalle as Michel, Marika Green as Jane Synopsis: Often viewed as Bresson's strongest film, Pickpocket is the story of a masterful Parisian thi...

Creator -The - review - a thoughtful take on AI

September 27th, 2023

With the recent proliferation of artificial intelligence software like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Gareth Edwards’ sci-fi epic The Creator arrives at a significant technological and cultural inflection point. And while current concerns about A.I. aren’t likely to lead to the global conflict depicted in Edwards’ thrilling film, which pits artificially enhanced intelligent robots against humanity, its reframing of often-dystopian depictions of machine intelligence reveals a more expansive and inclusive p...

Gun Crazy

September 25th, 2023

Gun Crazy is a precursor to Bonnie and Clyde (1967) and the sub-genre of ‘Couple on the Run’ films, which, like any film noir or neo-noir, is bound to end in tragedy. With impeccable editing that smoothly transitions across tense blocks of the screenplay, the movie establishes both a rapid-fire plot of thrills and finds time to reflect on the themes and psychology of its lead protagonists.Directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by the HUAC blacklisted Dalton Trumbo (under a pseudonym), the sc...

Adaptation, Appropriation, Translation - Online, 8-10 Dec 2023

September 3rd, 2023

updated: Friday, September 1, 2023 - 9:53am full name / name of organization: Theatre and Drama Network (TDN) contact email: theatredramanetwork@gmail.com categories (up to 5): ecocriticism and environmental studiesfilm and televisiontheatretheorytwentieth century and beyond deadline for submissions: September 30, 2023In her work, A Theory of Adaptation, Linda Hutcheon describes the term "adaptation" as "[a]n acknowledged transposition of a recog...

Futurama Confirms The Simpsons and Disenchantment Timeline

August 29th, 2023

This article contains spoilers for Futurama season 11 episode 6. The Matt Groening-verse just got a little bigger. The latest episode of Futurama, "I Know What You Did Next Xmas," finally confirms that The Simpsons, Futurama, and Disenchantment are connected by more than just writers and producers. But the timeline’s probably not what – or should we say when – you’re thinking. Disenchantment is Matt Groening and Josh Weinstein’s medieval fantasy-skewing follow-up to Futurama and The Sim...

George A. Romero's Most Underrated Film Isn't Even About Zombies

June 18th, 2023

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Obscure Objects of Desire: A Jam Session on Non-Narrative

June 12th, 2023

This appeared originally in Film Comment, July-August 1978, and was reprinted by Saul Symonds in March 2005, with separate new prefaces by myself (reproduced below) and David Ehrenstein, in the online Light Sleeper (which is no longer up, alas). It’s also reprinted in my recent book Cinematic Encounters: Interviews and Dialogues (2018). — J.R. Obscure Objects of Desire: A Jam Session on Non-NarrativeBy Raymond Durgnat, David Ehrenstein and Jonathan Rosenbaum Preface by Jona...

Film Review: Amityville Emanuelle (dir by Louis DeStafano)

May 26th, 2023

[link VIDEO] Amityville Emanuelle is the latest film about the dumbass Amityville Haunting. In order to watch any of the many films about the supposed haunted house in Amityville, New York, you need to be aware of two real-life events. In 1974, a 23 year-old junkie named Ronald DeFeo, Jr. gunned down his entire family in their Amityville home. DeFeo first claimed that unknown gunmen had killed his family while he was out. He then changed his story and said that he killed h...

Morning in Hollywood

April 29th, 2023

On June 20, 1975, two cinematic movements were born on the fins of one mighty fish. The latter was, of course, a great white shark, and the first movement was the invention of the blockbuster. Some might argue that happened three years earlier with The Godfather, but the majority opinion still holds for Jaws. And if Spielberg’s marine thriller loosened the hinges, George Lucas blew the doors off two years later with Star Wars. It’s a legendary start to a fascinating st...

György Fehér’s Twilight, a Hungarian Noir Masterpiece, Gets Restored

April 19th, 2023

Upon completing duties as a debut screenwriter, Friedrich Dürrenmatt celebrated a job well done by promptly rewriting the whole thing. The Swiss playwright and novelist had bent to studio demands and relinquished control of his script, It Happened in Broad Daylight, to Hans Jacoby, a veteran Hollywood writer who knew what studios wanted and gave it to them. Dürrenmatt collaborated with Jacoby and turned in a by-the-numbers detective story where clues lead to the perp and justice was served. B...

Stephen Roberts - Star of Midnight

April 14th, 2023

without a clue by Douglas Messerli Howard J. Green and Edward Kaufman (screenplay, based on the book by Arthur Somers Roche), Stephen Roberts (director) Star of Midnight / 1935 Hot on the trail of MGM’s successful comedy-mystery of 1934, RKO Pictures released a kind of follow up, this again starring William Powell, this time playing Clay "Dal" Dalzell, but with Ginger Rogers replacing his Nora Charles partner, Myrna Loy. Although the transformation is not entirely successful,...

Most unforgettable couples in movie history

March 17th, 2023

Clockwork from top left: The Empire Strikes Back (Screenshot: 20th Century Studios/YouTube); The Matrix (Screenshot: Warner Bros./YouTube); Rocky IV: The Director’s Cut (Screenshot: MGM/YouTube); Titanic (Screenshot: 20th Century Studios/YouTube) Graphic: The A.V. Club When you think back at the most memorable on-screen couples in movie history, it’s natural to think of romantic dramas and sugary rom-coms first—something that stars Meg...

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