The Heavy Absence of Star Presence
If trying to grasp screen presence is like reaching for the stars, James Harvey shows noble reach in his book, Watching Them Be.
Guy Crucianelli
Guy Crucianelli is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. His work has appeared at Senses of Cinema, Bright Lights Film Journal and the Journal of Popular Culture. He is also a regular contributor to the 101 Movies You Must See Before You Die series.
Howard Hawks and John Wayne Defined a Genre with ‘Red River’
It’s nearly impossible to not get roped in by the easy banter of the dialogue, the epic drama, and the luminous images of this quintessential Western.
War Is Failure, Art Is Victory!
In Art and the Second World War, Monica Bohm-Duchen honors the unsung infantry of artists.
The Chilling Effect of Noh Theater on Akira Kurosawa’s ‘Throne of Blood’
Throne of Blood plays with Noh's frightening incongruity, its delicacy of movement expressing mortifyingly indelicate actions, as when Washizu and Asaji deflate like punctured blow-up dolls as they resolve themselves to treason.
Lou Reed Owned the ’70s
Perhaps because it represented his formation as a solo artist, his manifestation of “Lou Reed”, as opposed to “Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground”, Reed owned the '70s more than any other decade.