undertones, and a confound unfolding of the passage of time. Breathless, directed by Jean Luc Godard, was somewhat of a French-made parody of these American films, for instance, the main character, Michel, attempting to molding himself after Humphrey Bogart, and his lover, Patricia, encompassing the role of a femme fatale. Whereas, Pulp Fiction, directed by Quentin Tarantino, and released in 1994, is a sort of new-age film noir, with…
Important Information In Los Angeles during the summer of 1955, Doctor Foster had enough patients to secure admitting privileges at a hospital; however, it was not near Cedars Sinai or the UCLA Medical Center. The hospital was near his office and was called Metropolitan Hospital (Wilkerson, 2010, p. 309). The majority of the patients were of color, but the hospital doctors were white, with the very few exceptions, Doctor Foster was one of them (Wilkerson, 2010, p. 309). Doctor Foster dreaded…
Falcon (1941) was directed by John Huston and is one of the most famous movies within the Noir-genre. It is often referred to as the pioneering catalyst of Film Noir. It was also John Hustons directing-debut and one of the movies that helped Humphrey Bogart in becoming leading man. In the plot, the private detective Sam Spades’ partner gets shot on a mission. Spade takes over the mission and simultaneously tries to get to the bottom of his partner’s murder. Spade later struggles with the…
Dog-crimination “Man’s best friend” is a common phrase people use to describe their dogs. However, does anyone stop to think about the dogs who aren’t loved by a family? What about the dogs that are hated and demonized by society? Pit Bulls are among those dogs; the dog that gets left on the street when their family’s don’t want them, and the dogs that don’t get adopted from the shelters because they are seen as mean-spirited and aggressive. This may venture one to ask how did it come to…
Feminism is defined as the social, political, and economical equality of the sexes. Despite this relatively simplistic ideal, the feminist movement has been anything but simple in the last one hundred years. Beginning with the suffragettes in the early 1900s, this critically important social movement has taken on a life of its own with each generation. Each wave of feminism has brought something new, iconic, and controversial to the table. One surprisingly effective way to do this is to analyze…