Unconventional Coming of Age Movies: ‘Stand By Me’, ‘Lady Bird’, ‘Dirty Dancing’ & More
Photo: ‘Stand By Me’/Columbia Pictures Introduction The book AS Film Studies defines coming of age films as stories that focus on a period of transition from childhood to adulthood characterized by the need to make decisions about the future— to do with...
The Magnificent Seven: A List Of 7 Essential and Amazing Modern Westerns
Photo: ‘The Revenant’/20th Century Fox ‘News Of The World’ recently reinjected life into the Western, a genre which is undeniably fading. Some other 21st century films have suggested that there are still stories to be mined in the Wild West despite...
Anchored by a Landmark Performance from Gena Rowlands, ‘A Woman Under the Influence’ Changed Cinema Forever
Photo: ‘A Woman Under the Influence’/Cine-Source Cassavetes’ ‘Influence’ In Charlie Kaufman’s recent film, ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’, a significant portion of time is given to a discussion of John Cassavetes’ ‘A Woman Under the Influence’, a...
Non-Fiction Adaptations: Books About Real Life Stories Turned into Films
Photo: ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Wise Guy’ Introduction Many movies are made based on material from another medium. The Oscars recognize the writing behind this type of film each year with the Best Adapted Screenplay category. Mostly, the movies...
