classic film

The Justice League

Recasting Couch: JUSTICE LEAGUE

Kimberly Pierce

The DC Extended Universe finds itself a continual topic of discussion in pop culture circles. Whether it be good or ...

The Guardians of the Galaxy

Recasting Couch: THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

Kimberly Pierce

When The Guardians of the Galaxy first hit theaters in 2014, the film took the box-office by storm. Despite the rag-tag ...

Roger Moore

James Bond Actor Roger Moore Dead at 89

Kimberly Pierce

The acting community lost one of its legends today. Roger Moore, known to most as the longest running actor to ...

Marvel’s The Avengers

Recasting Couch: MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS

Kimberly Pierce

Entertainment media has well documented that remakes are all the rage in Hollywood. Nostalgia is king. What if we turn ...

Sara Esty and company dance in An American in Paris, Photo by Matthew Murphy

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS at Segerstrom Center for the Arts: So Beautiful I Cried.

Leona Laurie

I’ve never been a huge fan of the film An American in Paris, but when I read Entertainment Weekly‘s article ...

Gilda

Classic Film Through a Feminist Lens: GILDA

Kimberly Pierce

The sub-genre of film noir is quite complicated, especially when viewed through a gendered lens. Gilda, is iconic within the ...

Top 10

The Geeky Film Student Top 10: Best Picture Losers

Kimberly Pierce

Every year, one movie is declared the Best Picture of the Year during the Academy Awards. However, at the same time there ...

Bell, Book and Candle

Classic Film Through a Feminist Lens: BELL BOOK AND CANDLE

Kimberly Pierce

The subject of witchcraft in history is one which is deeply tied to women’s issues and feminism. The depiction of witches ...

Pillow Talk

Classic Film Through a Feminist Lens: PILLOW TALK

Kimberly Pierce

The on-screen partnership of Doris Day and Rock Hudson is a fondly remembered one in Hollywood history. The actors made ...

Gold Diggers of 1933

Classic Film Through A Feminist Lens: GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933

Kimberly Pierce

There’s been a lot of analysis written about the string of Busby Berkley musicals which filled the Warner Brother’s release slate ...

Laura

Classic Film Through a Feminist Lens: LAURA

Kimberly Pierce

“I shall never forget the weekend that Laura died…”. It’s one of the most interesting opening lines in film history. Spoken ...

Cat Ballou

Classic Film Through a Feminist Lens: CAT BALLOU

Kimberly Pierce

She has the smile of an angel (Fights like the devil)  The eyes of an angel (Bites like the devil)  ...

One, Two, Three

Classic Film Through a Feminist Lens: ONE, TWO, THREE

Kimberly Pierce

The subject of the Cold War was a common one in the cinema of the middle 20th century. However, there ...

Where the Boys Are

Classic Film Through a Feminist Lens: WHERE THE BOYS ARE

Kimberly Pierce

. The early years of the 1960s conjure a very specific image in US popular culture. The classic teen film Where the Boys Are is a ...