by Seth Lamey | Nov 15, 2018 | Issues, Left
Hello and welcome all to another issue of POVwinona, this time taking focus to the “Action” genre, and how a variety of sub-genres, and cinematic tropes helped to carve out one of the most exciting and successful genres of film. Starting things off, Blake...
by Blake Gasner | Nov 15, 2018 | Criticism, Left
Safety Last! is a 1923 silent romantic comedy directed by Fred C. Newmayer and Sam Taylor. Often considered one of the greatest comedies of the 20th century, Safety Last! is most renowned for its famously dangerous scene featuring Harold Lloyd hanging off the hand of...
by Joe Van Ryn | Nov 15, 2018 | Criticism, Left
All Quiet on the Western Front is a pre-code, black and white, American epic anti-war film released in 1930. Directed by Lewis Milestone, the film revolves around a group of young German schoolboys who are talked into enlisting during the onset of World War I by their...
by McKenna Scherer | Nov 15, 2018 | Criticism
Recognized by the National Film Preservation Board in 1994 and claiming a spot in the Top Ten Films list by the National Board of Review in 1932, director Howard Hawks’ Scarface is one of the most raw and brilliant gangster movies created to date. Putting life back...
by Brinley Zoller | Nov 15, 2018 | Criticism, Left
The Action and Adventure genre has blossomed into a list of sub genres that are currently taking cinema by storm with action juggernauts Avengers Infinity War (2018), Mission Impossible: Fallout (2018), and Aliens (1986). These hybrid films are growing in popularity...
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