“The Oscar for greatest film must go to an American movie, like the César for the greatest film goes to a French film and the Goya goes to a Spanish film,” Frémaux explained. Cannes chief Thierry Frémaux is all for world wide cinema, with a caveat. The pageant president dealt […]
American Movies
Topline Alfred Hitchcock’s classics Psycho and The Birds are set to hit Netflix in April, alongside other critical favorites and box-office smashes. The “Spider-Man” films starring Tobey Maguire will soon hit Netflix. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty … [+] Images) Getty Images Key Facts Director Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films, starring Tobey […]
Film censorship heightened in America during the mid-20th century as people began to morally oppose depictions of violence, sexual freedom and more. A movie that fits the controversial criteria for its plot or values can stir up public anger and a harsh decision to be banned through government censorship, becoming […]
In 2006, Oregon filmmaker Jason Mak founded the DisOrient Asian American Film Pageant in Eugene so they could spotlight Asian American and Pacific Islander filmmakers and stories. This weekend, the competition returns to the Art Property Theater with a roster of new impartial films, all celebrating AAPI ordeals. The slate […]
China is influencing Hollywood studios and applying American movies to market communist propaganda as aspect of a grand strategy trying to find world-wide hegemony, according to a report by two Army officers. Hollywood has established economical ties with the Chinese movie business, just one of the world’s greatest motion picture […]
Lawrence Pitkethly, who made and directed several documentary series demonstrated on PBS and other broadcasters, died Feb. 24 at Albany Healthcare Heart near his residence in Hudson, N.Y., of cardiopulmonary arrest connected to issues from Parkinson’s. He was 79. Pitkethly is finest recognised for “American Cinema” (1995), a 10-section, $7 […]