John Wayne: Taste and Ideology–Suddenly, Last Summer and They Came to Cordura, Too Disgusting Even for Discussion

He came from a generation when films targeted the whole family with certain (conservative) political ideology, rather than having separate entertainment intended for different age groups.

Death in Hollywood: Belafonte, Harry: Singer, Actor, Activist, Icon Dies at 96

Belafonte: Seminal Icon, Singer, Actor, Activist, Dies at 96

Hollywood 2022: Directors to Watch, Alice Diop–“Saint Omer”

Her subsequent narrative debut, Saint Omer is a courtroom drama based on the case of Fabienne Kabou, a French woman of Senegalese descent charged with the drowning death of her 15-month-old daughter.

Hollywood 2022: Charlotte Wells, Aftersun

The story of “Aftersun” marks the end of an experience for its two main characters, Sophie (Frankie Corio) and Calum (Paul Mescal) — her childhood innocence and his ability to deflect the pressures of adulthood.

Godard, Jean-Luc: Essentials Features

On March 16, 1960, Jean-Luc Godard’s À Bout de Souffle (Breathless in English) premiered in four Parisian theaters, showing the possibilities of what movies could do for a new, restless generation of filmmakers.