Category Archives: FTCsum07

Three movies based on the same book, and the 1933 version and the 1949 version seem to be the same movie only one is in color while one black and white. I mean, it makes sense that the plot to … Continue reading →

Long story short, I had to stay in a hotel last night with my two year old nephew. As we were sharing a room we had to go to bed early and I couldn’t exactly fall asleep at 8pm. As … Continue reading →

When we were discussing the difficulty of portraying the inner thoughts of a character on film, without using the crutch of a voice over I began to think of what artistically do film-makers do to solve this problem. Early Cinema … Continue reading →

In contemplating yesterday’s class discussion on gender roles in film, and in our culture, I thought about the many ways in which the media uses gender roles to cause a certain type of reaction from their audience. While I still … Continue reading →

In Valentino’s films if a woman looks with interest at a man first, she is a vamp.  The traditional gender roles the women are the ones who should be pursued, while the men are the ones who will do the … Continue reading →

Today’s discussion on Hansen’s work, specifically in regards to female spectatorship, got me thinking. I don’t think anyone doubts that the vast majority of films today feature women as their “primary object of spectacle.” What I do have questions about … Continue reading →

Today’s discussion on Hansen’s work, specifically in regards to female spectatorship, got me thinking. I don’t think anyone doubts that the vast majority of films today feature women as their “primary object of spectacle.” What I do have questions about … Continue reading →

I must say, this FTC Day rocked. Very hard. Totally enjoyed it, especially the themes of gender equality, especially especially the Rudolph Valentino angle. Always thought he was incredibly interesting–well, more the polarizing effect he had on the early filmgoing … Continue reading →

I know that it was probably blasphemous (especially in a film class) to speak negatively of Katharine Hepburn. I have been watching old movies since I can remember, and I think the first movie I saw her in was one … Continue reading →

After our last class discussion I went home and did a little research on Ms. Katharine Hepburn…or Kate as she preferred to be called. I knew that she was considered one of the greatest actresses to ever grace the silver … Continue reading →