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Full-Text Articles in Film and Media Studies
The Final Showdown: 7 Men From Now (1956), Elaine P. Lennon Dr
The Final Showdown: 7 Men From Now (1956), Elaine P. Lennon Dr
Dr Elaine Lennon
Plot unity in the Western 7 Men from Now (1956) derives from classical tenets of story structure and simplifies the narrative syntax so that every action relates to the central theme of revenge. The film’s hero is a corruption of the traditional cowboy and exemplifies the mid-1950s transition of the genre to more adult representation, leading the Western into its mature phase.
Year Of The Gun: 1950 And The Rebirth Of The Western, Elaine P. Lennon Dr
Year Of The Gun: 1950 And The Rebirth Of The Western, Elaine P. Lennon Dr
Dr Elaine Lennon
In 1950 two Westerns were released that marked the genre’s entry to a new mature phase questioning the role of violence. Their screenplays contain templates of inner reflection and psychological complexity that would forever change the direction of the category.
I Knew You Before I Ever Saw You: In A Lonely Place (1950), Elaine P. Lennon Dr
I Knew You Before I Ever Saw You: In A Lonely Place (1950), Elaine P. Lennon Dr
Dr Elaine Lennon
1950’s In a Lonely Place is a dark exercise in film noir paranoid drama about a washed up screenwriter accused of murder whose violent rages threaten his relationship with the woman he loves, and whose alibi protects him as he attempts to prove his innocence. It is a high watermark in the career of both star Humphrey Bogart, who produced it, and director Nicholas Ray. The representation of screenwriting as a career is a canny gloss on the effect not only of World War Two but of the HUAC witch hunt, which had its own impact on the significance of …
A Double Life: Bette Davis' Twin Roles, Elaine P. Lennon Dr
A Double Life: Bette Davis' Twin Roles, Elaine P. Lennon Dr
Dr Elaine Lennon
An examination of the dualistic career of Bette Davis through the prism of Davis’ roles as identical twins in the fraternal films A Stolen Life (1946) and Dead Ringer (1964).
Peccadillo And Taboo In Piccadilly (1929), Elaine P. Lennon Dr
Peccadillo And Taboo In Piccadilly (1929), Elaine P. Lennon Dr
Dr Elaine Lennon
1929 British film Piccadilly is a remarkable exploration of sex, race and class in a spectacular Expressionist-style story of backstage rivalry.
Garbo: Auteur?, Elaine P. Lennon Dr
Garbo: Auteur?, Elaine P. Lennon Dr
Dr Elaine Lennon
Garbo's mastery of her cinematic image may justify her being called author.