"The development of young masculine sexuality is still a cultural taboo of sorts, and until now there has been little scholarship available that discusses aspects of boyhood and its relation to cinema-in particular, the process whereby masculinities are socially, historically, economically, aesthetically, and psychologically created in male coming-of-age as depicted onscreen. Where the Boys Are: Cinemas of Masculinity and Youth scrutiniz ..."
"... style, a strict hierarchy of frozen motion that restricts and de-eroticises the
sensual experiences available to the spectator. Revue film star Marika Röck's
performances, for instance, limit visual pleasure and seem more athletic than
sexy (Gasparone [1937], Hallo Janine [1939], The Woman of My Dreams [Die
Frau meiner Träume, 1944]). According to Witte, Hollywood storylines further
engage fantasies of social mobility, whereas ..."
"Shirley Temple, Clark Gable, Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer, Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo, William Powell and Myrna Loy, Jean Harlow, and Gary Cooper-Glamour in a Golden Age presents original essays from eminent film scholars that analyze movie stars of the 1930s against the background of contemporary American cultural history.Stardom is approached as ..."
"Think about some commercially successful film masterpieces--The Manchurian Candidate. Seven Days in May. Seconds. Then consider some lesser known, yet equally compelling cinematic achievements--The Fixer. The Gypsy Moths. Path to War. These triumphs are the work of the best known and most highly regarded Hollywood director to emerge from live TV drama in the 1950s--five-time Emmy-award-winner John Frankenheimer.Although Frankenheimer w ..."
"There is nothing specifically Greek about it, apart from the sketch of the
Parthenon in the background and, of course, the ... By contrast with the overt
theatricality of Koritsia, the first number from Diplopennies alludes to a realist
aesthetic. Shot on location, set in a lower-class background and making use of
bouzouki music, the number is a celebration of the ... following the rhythm of the
song, almost dancing; sailors join i ..."