When I was watching the film, I had a hunch that there was something significant about the intro, I just couldn’t put my finger on it. I was very intrigued by the idea of a larger than life character that was brought up in class. How he stood in front of the mountain [...]

From the beginning of this film, I was intrigued. This was the first film I had seen all the way through with subtitles (I know it’s a crime), but even despite the adjustment I had to make in order to take in the entire film, I found it to be awesome! At first, [...]

Growing up in a culture where movies are so accessible, I did not realize what a cultural phenomenon they were “back in the day.” The fact that people frequented the theaters 4 or 5 times a week just seems ridiculous to me, but that’s probably only because I’m on the poor college kid’s budget [...]

After I had read the novel, I had anticipated the film to be a film about gangsters and their lives of crime. I’m not going to lie, I had thought it would be a great deal like the 1955 version of Guys and Dolls with Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, and Jean Simmons with the [...]

This blog is in response to our class1-18-07 and the discussion on the stylistic characteristics used in The Glass Key. I agree whole heartedly with the comment that the book is written as though it were to be filmed. With nearly every movement of each character, I could picture them on camera. [...]

In response to a few of the selected readings from class on Friday:
We discussed how the number 3 appeared when Ned Beaumont was in a coma. The issue of Ned Beaumont being a Christ-like symbol came up then was quickly put to rest. I just found it interesting how this is not the only place [...]