There exists a thin and ambiguous threshold within the narrative realms of any communicative conduit where emotional experience can...

I want to preface this by confessing I have yet to watch the final theatrical version of SWING SHIFT, so everything stated here-in will...

MGM’s star-studded, loosely biographical musical of garish proportions CALAMITY JANE is David Butler’s Trojan Horse: a star-studded...

Sharon Stone as Gloria and Jean-Luke Figueroa in Lumet’s GLORIA (1999) So often we carelessly conflate the terms ‘remake’ and ‘rendition’...

Introductory preface: This piece is part of Dr. Annette Bochenek’s Biopic Blogathon, something in which I’m delighted to partake. You can...

Introductory preface: This piece is part of Dr. Annette Bochenek’s Biopic Blogathon, something in which I’m delighted to partake. You can...

Introduction The mermaid (Ann Blyth) excitedly showcases her underwater abode in an impressive swimming sequence There’s no simple nor...

Introduction The mermaid (Ann Blyth) excitedly showcases her underwater abode in an impressive swimming sequence There’s no simple nor...

So often the magnitude of complexity renders us incapable of finding it in the most accessible spaces, making its elusive quality all the...

So often the magnitude of complexity renders us incapable of finding it in the most accessible spaces, making its elusive quality all the...

The soft croon of a choir resonates warmly, supplemented by a soothing static buzz borne of sundry conversations, all words...

The soft croon of a choir resonates warmly, supplemented by a soothing static buzz borne of sundry conversations, all words...

When I first watched IN NAME ONLY, the shock of subverted expectations dominated my experience, which in turn engendered a reading marked...

When I first watched IN NAME ONLY, the shock of subverted expectations dominated my experience, which in turn engendered a reading marked...

1950 was a momentous year for film — so prolific, in fact, that it engendered one of the most divisive and competitive Best Actress races...

1950 was a momentous year for film — so prolific, in fact, that it engendered one of the most divisive and competitive Best Actress races...

Preface: Upon conducting research for this article, I stumbled upon this wonderful piece written by my friend, Angela, that does an...

Preface: Upon conducting research for this article, I stumbled upon this wonderful piece written by my friend, Angela, that does an...

Publicity poster advertising WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH HELEN? WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH HELEN was one of several films to emerge in the wake of...

Publicity poster advertising WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH HELEN? WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH HELEN was one of several films to emerge in the wake of...