Category Archives: FTCsum07

Watching “Yojimbo” for the first time gave me the chance to witness, in my opinion, one of the finest actors of any generation; and for that I am grateful.  This class forces us to strip down films, and analyze parts … Continue reading →

Alright then, so I said I have more to say about The Glass Key. And I do, but, I forgot it. Maybe it’ll come back to me? Probably not, but I’ll leave the possibility open. For now I want to … Continue reading →

I had a really cool moment in class today during our discussion of where Dashiell Hammett (if I spelled that wrong, a thousand apologies) fits in on the scale of literary modernism, the two ends being Virginia Woolf’s theory that … Continue reading →

Here are some memes I found online. Enjoy. Original post by anniek

My favorite aspect of this movie would have to be the comedy laced in.  Being a comedy fan, of course this is what I picked out.  Everything from the little timeteller man shuffling around, to the huge hulking giant carrying … Continue reading →

The Glass Key – the movie and the book.  I can honestly say I enjoyed both versions—which is not always the case with books and its adaptations.  Coughbloodwork.             In class one of the first things we talked about was … Continue reading →

                       Original post by ellie

I think it’s very interesting to examine just how much of an impact a simple hairstyle can have on a nation.  From Veronica Lake’s “hair over the eye” technique in the 1940’s, to what was so creatively dubbed “The Rachel” … Continue reading →

In class when we talked about the Hays Code, it reminded me of something I learned last year in a theatre class. I thought it was pretty interesting so I figured I’d mention it here!  Hooray!(?) There was a similar … Continue reading →

After today’s class, my view  of the book “The Glass Key” has changed completely.  I have never been able to analyze a book the way we did in class today, and it was interesting to break down the true meaning … Continue reading →