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The French Roots of Noir: Two Films by Marcel Carné with Jean Gabin
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Aug 24, 2019
In 1946 four relatively recent American films inspired Italian-born French film critic Nino Frank to pen an article for the August 1946 issue of the newly launched film periodical L’écran française (The French Screen). Titled “A New Kind of Police Drama: the Criminal Adventure,” read more
Bushwhacked by the Nightmare Native: The Western Roots of Firefly's Reavers
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Dec 8, 2011
In Finding Serenity, Lawrence Watt-Evans likens Firefly's Reavers to the legendary sixteenth-century cannibal, Sawney Beane, thus linking Joss Whedon's space-roaming savages to a rich tradition of bogeymen and monsters who symbolize the dangers of the uncontrolled id. At the conclusion of his essay, read more
Bushwhacked by the Nightmare Native: The Western Roots of Firefly's Reavers
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Dec 8, 2011
In Finding Serenity, Lawrence Watt-Evans likens Firefly's Reavers to the legendary sixteenth-century cannibal, Sawney Beane, thus linking Joss Whedon's space-roaming savages to a rich tradition of bogeymen and monsters who symbolize the dangers of the uncontrolled id. At the conclusion of his essay, read more
Bushwhacked by the Nightmare Native: The Western Roots of Firefly's Reavers
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Dec 8, 2011
In Finding Serenity, Lawrence Watt-Evans likens Firefly's Reavers to the legendary sixteenth-century cannibal, Sawney Beane, thus linking Joss Whedon's space-roaming savages to a rich tradition of bogeymen and monsters who symbolize the dangers of the uncontrolled id. At the conclusion of his essay, read more
Asphalt (1929) and the Roots of Film Noir
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Feb 17, 2011
When you talk about film noir, people tend to primarily think of movies from the 1940s and 1950s. Considering that those decades gave us movies like Double Indemnity, Kiss Me Deadly, and The Postman Always Rings Twice, it’s easy to see why that is. But even though the style of film noir has read more
GRASS ROOTS performance in WITH SIX YOU GET EGG ROLL (1968).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 28, 2010
Grass Roots performance in With Six You Get Egg Roll.
WITH SIX YOU GET EGG ROLL. This was Doris Days final acting appearance in a feature film, since her TV show The Doris Day Show premiered one month later in September 1968. It is the acting debut of comedian George Carlin. Also a fun movie cli read more
The roots of screwball comedy
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Oct 10, 2009
The roots of screwball comedy
The origins of screwball comedy started almost as surely as the first motion picture cameras began to roll. Depending on which film critic/historian you believe, the definition may vary, but there seems to be some agreement on some of its characteristics.
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The roots of screwball comedy
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Oct 10, 2009
The roots of screwball comedy
The origins of screwball comedy started almost as surely as the first motion picture cameras began to roll. Depending on which film critic/historian you believe, the definition may vary, but there seems to be some agreement on some of its characteristics.
Accordin read more