Cinema of the United States

Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove embodies the transition from classical to post classical cinema though its dark comedic portrayal of America’s biggest fear during the cold war: the bomb in a less than subtle or “PG” way, a feat not possible to even consider undergoing in classical Hollywood, and that’s without noting criticism of the US government. Though the dark comedic stylings of the film don’t fully describe the post classical transition on their own, it's the underlying lack of…

Looking back, American society in the 1950s is often viewed through a nostalgic lens, seen as an idyllic, simplistic existence in which everyone was happy. However, things are rarely as simple as they appear, especially concerning as something as multi-layered as a country’s society. No matter how it appeared on the surface, American society and culture had been and continues to be a multi-dimensional construct based partly on the outside influences and media of the time. During the Cold War, in…

shared history in different ways. It is particularly interesting to consider the contemporaneous state of race relations in the United Kingdom with the state of race relations in the United States; if one nation, as Levy seems to submit,…

in the 1950s as established by the Nobel laureate trio comprising the modernist writers Faulkner, Eliot and Hemingway. Kitsch and modernism were deeply entangled during the period. Visual culture dominated the period with television, widescreen cinema and musical spectacle providing more opportunities for visual consumption. A visual revolution pervaded every field with picture windows of suburban houses, glossy ads for kitchen…

three esteemed members who draw my attention immediately. One is John Lewis who since 1987 has held office either as a senator or as a representative (Lewis). John Lewis marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in the hopes of ending segregation in the United States. He was one of the big six leaders of the civil rights movement (Biography). Another equally important leader is Elijah Cummings. Elijah Cummings has been a strong voice for the African American community in congress (Cummings). Although…

from slavery, to the revolution, the rise and fall of the empire, effects of tourism, and migration. The diversity that is installed into the Caribbean has been portrayed in a variety of forms, from music, to literature, and has made its way to the cinemas. After, reading The Last Resorts: The Cost of Tourism in the Caribbean, by Polly Patullo, I realized the importance of tourism on the economy in foreign countries. The Caribbean Sea has had a long history of being used as an…

As an Asian American, I find that it’s hard to fit in. There are few role models to look up and relate to as most actresses or stars aren’t Asian American females, but predominantly white and/or male. In particular, United States’ entertainment industry has few Asian Americans on the big screen; however, when it does occur, they’re often given stereotypical roles. Arden Cho is one of the few that has managed to get on the big screen and represents the Asian American identity and the struggles…

for Best Directing. Born on November 28th, 1961, his passion for the industry had been integrated from a very young age. Growing up in Mexico City, Cuarón was exposed to numerous mediums of film wether it was watching movies, television or going to cinema theatres. Like many children growing up in the 1960s, directors such as Vittorio De Sica, John Ford and Filipe Cazals served as a prominent source of Latin-American culture and portrayed the many reflections of society within that time…

Weimar Republic was an unofficial, historical designation for the German state. There are few aspects to which extent this period is named like this. Firstly, Germany’s economy started to recover from the crisis, monetary help mostly was received from US trough Dawes Plan, which was formulated to bring out Germany of hyperinflation…

In fact, some had claim that cinema was an imperialist weapon for the U.S Homefront. When the America join the war in 1917, many movie studios like Paramount, Universal, 20th Century Fox, etc; were ready to support congress idea of entering the war, so they put several different plans…