Metzger’s Women: Gender Representations and Visual Abstraction in ’60s Sexploitation
In the years following the 1948 Paramount Case, independent cinema gained a competitive edge in the United States. As the
Read MoreIn the years following the 1948 Paramount Case, independent cinema gained a competitive edge in the United States. As the
Read MoreIt is not new or revolutionary to connect the political and social realities of our times to films that we
Read MoreSince the earliest days of horror films, sex has been a key component of the genre. Sometimes the sexual content
Read MoreVery few films, even today, accurately portray the complexities of teenage life. It is an age group with which it
Read MoreSylvie Verheyde’s 2012 film, Confession of a Child of the Century, based on Alfred de Musset’s 1836 semi-autobiographical novel, tells
Read MoreSince the earliest days of cinema, films have explored the role of technology in science fiction. The moving picture, in
Read MoreTrue stoicism in film is somewhat rare. Many films put particular emphasis on emotion and its impact in our daily
Read MoreThere are probably no two films that, at first glance, appear less comparable than Alexander Payne’s Nebraska and Werner Herzog’s
Read MoreFilm reviews are, more than anything, a reflection of their audience. Where most films aim to entertain their respective audiences,
Read MoreContemporary French cinema has seen a rise in the number of female filmmakers, and in turn an increased focus on
Read MoreThough Hollywood has dominated the global film industry since the 1910’s, many influential directors and films have surfaced outside of
Read MoreTargeting non-combatants has been a strategic and controversial practice in wartime for centuries. Despite laws established during the first, second,
Read MoreDuring the second wave of feminism in the 1960’s and 70’s, feminist theorists put increasing attention on representations of women
Read MoreNoël Carroll’s theory of “art-horror” lays out a structure for classifying works of horror in fiction. Specifically, he identifies the
Read MoreTrainspotting, a film by director Danny Boyle, follows the misadventures of a group of Scottish heroin addicts in the late
Read MoreThe Matrix presents a metaphysical scenario that asks the question: is our perception of physical space-time real? But this question
Read MoreFollowing the success of The Evil Dead series in the 1980s and early 1990s, the popularity of the zombie horror-comedy,
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