However, his business acumen provides a disturbingly simple and unsentimental context in which to understand international conflict and global military institutions.
Film Noir: Jewish and Gay Directors
February 19, 2022 by
Research in Progress: Feb 19, 2022 Vincent Brook, p. 211 Film Noir functioned well for the Jewish émigré directors, who came to the U.S., such as Fritz Lang, Billy Wilder, and even Fred Zinnemann. It operated conceptually both forward and backward in time It extended to both Europe and American culture Noir enabled expressionist German […]
Happiness: Askar Uzabayev’s Kazakh Feature Wins Audience Award at 2022 Berlin Film Fest
February 19, 2022 by
Happiness, a look at domestic violence through the lens of traditional, misogynistic Kazakh rituals, from director Askar Uzabayev, won the Panorama Audience Award for best drama at the 2022 Berlin Film Festival.
Nice Guys, The (2016): Shane Black’s Hardboiled Comedy, Starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling (Male Bonds, Porn)
February 18, 2022 by
Shane Black’s hardboiled comedy brings a tough guy enforcer (Russell Crowe) and a hapless private eye (Ryan Gosling) together to solve a knotty crime.
Humpday (2009): Lynn Shelton’s Comedy about Male Friendship, Starring Mark Duplass and Joshua Leonard
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Lynn Shelton’s funny look at male friendship stars Mark Duplass and Joshua Leonard as two straight bros who lose touch,
