Oscar Hammerstein II: Works Well With Others
February 3, 2023
Laurie Winer— I had gotten my Library of Congress ID card, but I did not have an appointment with anyone in particular at the Music Division, the large research room… READ MORE
Tag: cinema
Marriage in the Movies of Stanley Kubrick
August 19, 2020
David Mikics— We usually don’t remember that Stanley Kubrick made movies about marriage, but he did. Three of his films center on a married couple, and all of them are… READ MORE
What Are the Murders You Wish You Had Committed?
May 27, 2020
David Thomson— I hope this title isn’t too shocking. I am happy to trust that none of you has committed a murder—well, very very few, shall we settle for that?… READ MORE
Nazi Cinema
May 22, 2018
Bill Niven— In April 1954, together with his lawyer, the film director Veit Harlan made his way to a gravel pit near Zurich. There, he demonstratively set fire to the… READ MORE
Finding the Medieval in Pop Culture
May 15, 2017
Michael Alexander— The rise of the visual media, film, television, video, DVD and other forms of electronic transfer, has transformed the mediation of the stories which human beings need, stories… READ MORE
Movie Murderers wearing Checks and Plaids, From the Author of Dressing Dangerously
January 13, 2014
Our recently-published book Dressing Dangerously, by Jonathan Faiers, is the first book to examine film costume beyond gender studies, beyond star/designer alliance. By focusing on “dysfunctional” representations of dress (think… READ MORE
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