Gilda (1946): Anomaly in Features of the Studio System–Cinema of Excess

Gilda, made in 1946, is an unusual film when placed in the broader context of the studio system and the typical features produced at that time. Title The film is called Gilda, using a woman’s name, though the plot centers on a man, Johnny (Gleen Ford), and his conversion, a process that consistently erases Gilda’s […]

Graduate, The (1967): Mike Nichols Film, Timely or Timeless Classic (Values, Ideology)

It certainly doesn’t talk about specifics of any decade. It’s about a feeling that a lot of people have at a certain age.

101 Reykjavik (2000): Baltasar Kormákur’s Debut, Icelandic Black Comedy, Starring Hanna María Karlsdóttir, Victoria Abril (Christmas, LGBTQ, Lesbian)

Icelandic Baltasar Kormákur made his directorial debut with this outrageous black comedy.

Kings Row (1942): Small-Town Movie–Incest, Sadism, Homosexuality, Madness–Production Code Censorship

The book’s author, Bellaman, was a professor at Vassar College. He was a disciple of Honoré de Balzac, and his novel was in the tradition of Winesburg, Ohio and was a forerunner of the popular 1950s novel Peyton Place. Cast Ann Sheridan as Randy Monaghan Robert Cummings as Parris Mitchell Ronald Reagan as Drake McHugh […]

Oscars: Austria–Nominees and Winners for the Best International Feature

Four Austrian films have been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar