Films, cinema

Set in the American Southwest, "e;desert terror"e; films combine elements from horror, film noir and road movies to tell stories of isolation and violence.

Arctic cinemas represent a noteworthy new subfield of film studies, and in the current era of unprecedented global warming, interest in the Arctic region and its cinematic portrayals has never been greater.

Jeffrey Hunter is best remembered today for his roles as half-breed Martin Pawley in John Ford's classic western The Searchers (1956), as Jesus Christ in Nicholas Ray's King of Kings (1961) and as Christopher Pike, the first captain of the U.

Oscar-winning actor, translator of Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, and director of the iconoclastic The Night of the Hunter, Charles Laughton's name alone commanded box office and theatre acclaim.

The original Star Wars trilogy famously follows Joseph Campbell's model for the hero's journey, making Luke Skywalker's story the new hero quest for a modern age.

Dark, dangerous and transgressive, Bram Stoker's Dracula is often read as Victorian society's absolute Other--an outsider who troubles and distracts those around him, one who represents the fears and anxieties of the age.

In 2010, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic premiered on television.

Jim Henson was the creative force behind a huge catalog of television series, films, specials, and other productions, even excepting the Muppets.

The media vampire has roots throughout the world, far beyond the shores of the usual Dracula-inspired Anglo-American archetypes.

Squirrels have made numerous appearances in mass media over the years, from Beatrix Potter's Nutkin and Timmy Tiptoes, to Rocky the flying squirrel of The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, and to Conker and Squirrel Girl of video game fame.

During the 1960s, many models, Playboy centerfolds, beauty queens, and Las Vegas showgirls went on to become "e;decorative actresses"e; appearing scantily clad on film and television.

Perry Como put aside his career as a barber to become one of the top American crooners of the 20th century and also one of the first multimedia stars.

This is the first book-length study of the American actress Sandy Dennis (1937-1992).

The first of its kind, this guide to California filming sites covers five decades of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in chapter plays.

Vampire characters are ubiquitous in popular culture, serving as metaphors for society's most sensitive subjects--sexuality, gender roles, race, ethnicity, class--and often channeling widespread fears of immigration, crime, terrorism and addiction.

Hollywood studios were once eager to bring stand-up comedy king Richard Pryor's dynamic humor to the big screen--so much so that studio executives gave him full access to available resources and creative control to develop his own projects.

Comic book audience expectations have fluctuated dramatically through the years, and comic book creators have had to adapt to shifting reader concerns.

"e;Clothes make the man"e; (or woman).

Elaborate cinematic universes and sophisticated marketing tie-ins are commonplace in entertainment today.

Think you know everything there is to know about Hammer Films, the fabled "e;Studio that Dripped Blood?

American dancer, singer and actress Gwen Verdon (1925-2000) won four Tony awards for her work on Broadway and also appeared in films and on television.

There was a time when "e;American popular entertainment"e; referred only to radio and motion pictures.

In 1965, 18-year-old Persis Khambatta became the third woman to be crowned Miss India.

After its publication in 1986, Stephen King's novel It sparked sequels, remakes, parodies and solidified an entire genre: clown horror.

In October 2017, actress Alyssa Milano sparked the #MeToo movement.

Women are now central to many science fiction films--but that has not always been the case.

Swedish society underwent great changes during the first decades of the 1900s and the new consumption and entertainment culture came under fire.

Star Wars begins with its famous title sequence, setting the story in the ancient past of a remote galaxy.

A catalog nearly fifty years in the making, Bruce Springsteen's music remains popular and a frequent subject of study yet little critical attention has been given to its inclusion in film and television.

The apocalypse on the big screen has expanded beyond the familiar end-of-the-world movies.

Charlie Chaplin's remarkable life and comedic talent have been the focus of countless popular and scholarly studies.

Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane is a staple of the Batman universe, evolving into a franchise comprised of comic books, graphic novels, video games, films, television series and more.

From the 1950s through the 1970s, disaster movies were a wildly popular genre.

Seventy years after the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan is still dealing with the effects of the bombings on the national psyche.

In recent decades historians and film scholars have intensified their study of colonial cinema in Africa.

Christianity has had a powerful influence on every sphere of Western art, even art which on the surface might seem antithetical to the faith.

These were unique, complex, personal and professional relationships between master director John Ford and his two favorite actors, John Wayne and Ward Bond.

British literature often refers to pagan and classical themes through richly detailed landscapes that suggest more than a mere backdrop of physical features.

The 1930s represented the strongest and most significant decade in Clark Gable's career.

In 1933, Margaret Sullavan made her film debut and was an overnight sensation.

The samurai films of legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa are set in the past, but they tell us much about the present, as do his crime stories, romances, military films, medical dramas and art films.

Why did the most read work in English literature go without cinematic adaptation for so long?

Though Grimm's Fairy Tales was published about 200 years ago, the revered collection of folk stories remains one of the most iconic pieces of children's literature and has had significant influence in modern pop culture.

Kyoto Animation, a studio with very humble beginnings, has gained recognition the world over as a uniquely inspired and inventive enterprise.

Filmmaker brothers Joel and Ethan Coen got their start in the independent film business in 1984 with their debut feature Blood Simple, which won the award of Best Dramatic Feature at Sundance in 1985 and was hailed as one of the best films of the year by the National Board of Review.

In the era of Hollywood now considered its Golden Age, there was no shortage of hard-luck stories--movie stars succumbed to mental illness, addiction, accidents, suicide, early death and more.

After several years of small roles and experimental screenwriting during his early career, Jack Nicholson got his big break in 1969 with Easy Rider.

This filmography covers Columbia Pictures' noir titles released in the classic noir era, October 1940 to June 1962.

This is a comprehensive journey through the long career of auteur Hollywood filmmaker Walter Hill, director of The Driver, The Warriors, Southern Comfort, 48 Hrs.

This is an exploration of the potent blend of Arthurian legend, cartoon animation, and cultural and artistic trends from 1933 to the present.