Film Expression
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Scarface (1932)
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In the reality that is Howard Hawks' Scarface the world is yours, but at a price. X marks death. There were gangster movies before th...
Monday, October 27, 2008
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
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The idea of the reporter as a purveyor of truth in a world populated with blind sheep was a popular image during the Great Depression. They...
Friday, October 24, 2008
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
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The failure of law and the stifling bureaucracy of justice is the overriding theme in Bullets or Ballots , a 1930's gangster movie tha...
Thursday, October 23, 2008
The Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
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From the very first scene, The Sweet Smell of Success locks you into the exact date and location where the story inhabits, New York...
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Wilder's Tips For Writers
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The audience is fickle. Grab'em by the throat and never let'em go. Develop a clean line of action for your leading characte...
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
In the Dark Alley Way: Film Noir's Sordid Past
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Society in the early half of the twentieth century was at a transition, revolutions were occurring all over the world and society began t...
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