Sam
Mendes, Auteur?
An argument for considering Sam Mendes as an auteur,
looking at his two films American Beauty
and Road to Perdition, and his 1998 Broadway revival of Cabaret.
See auteur for an explanation of the auteur
theory.
Auteur Criticism:
Alfred Hitchcock
A look at recurrent themes and visual motifs
in films by Alfred Hitchcock, culminating in an analysis of Psycho.
Genre Criticism: The Musical
An examination of the conventions of the musical
and how they have changed throughout film history, using On
the Town, Cabaret, and Moulin Rouge as examples.
Remembrances of Early Film
An article detailing the development of technical
and narrative techniques in film from the 1850s through the 1930s, from
the point of view of an eye-witness.
Fallen Angels: A Comparison
of Wings of Desire and City of Angels
A critical essay comparing the the German film Wings
of Desire with its American remake City of Angels.
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