Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn: Star performance and persona in The Aviator
Blanchett's Oscar-winning Hepburn portrayal treads a fine line between research with caricature in Scorsese's Howard Hughes biopic, with mixed success....
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The long shadow of Nazi anti-Semitic propaganda: examining Veit Harlan's legacy in Third Reich cinema
How Nazi filmmaker Veit Harlan's anti-Semitic propaganda film Jud Süss (1940) shaped a nation's hatred and left his family grappling with guilt across generations....
All About Eve (1950): Biblical Temptation and the Theatre of Womanhood
When our village movie club gathered to dissect Joseph L. Mankiewicz's masterpiece All About Eve, we found ourselves unpacking layers of meaning that extend far beyond the glittering surface of Broadway glamour....