The Film Canon
The Film Canon: Jane Eyre (1943)
The turning point of women writers, the provoking of traditional ideas, the suffering of high school students everywhere– these are all terms used to describe Jane Eyre, a book written by Charlotte Bronte, who wrote under [...]
The Film Canon: American Beauty (1999)
It begins with the voice over of a dead man. If you recall, Billy Wilder’s black comic masterpiece Sunset Blvd. also begins with narration courtesy of a corpse. Like William Holden and Gloria Swanson in American [...]
The Film Canon: The Graduate (1967)
WARNING: YES, THERE ARE SPOILERS. What is it about the disenchanted youth that plays so fascinatingly well on film? Whether it be Brick, Less Than Zero, My Own Private Idaho or Harold and Maude there is [...]
The Film Canon: Armour Of God II: Operation Condor (1991)
Jackie Chan is my hero because no matter what anybody ever told him, he wasn’t afraid to put a stupid smile on his face and then proceed to kick some else in their’s. He’s a class [...]
The Film Canon: Do the Right Thing (1989)
It’s sweltering. Radio DJ Mister Señor Love Daddy (Samuel L. Jackson) is proclaiming it to be one of the hottest days of the summer. It’s too hot to work, but Mookie (Spike Lee) makes his way to [...]
The Film Canon: All the President’s Men (1976)
Some movies know they’re movies. If done well, they are aware that their job is to tell us a story, and invite us along for the ride. Whenever you hear a movie described as a ‘satire’, [...]
The Film Canon: On the Waterfront (1954)
Guilt is a sobering emotion. All of a sudden, wrong doings committed, less than favorable acts performed, all is brought to the forefront, ensuing self-doubt, self-reflection and possibly, ultimately change. On the Waterfront shows us a [...]
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