The courtroom drama is probably the most persistent classical film genre. Where most dead genres only re-emerge with one-off deconstructionist films, courtroom dramas have small breaks before coming back in waves. Interestingly...
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Paintings, novels and sculptures are regularly referred to as art, whereas film is often called entertainment. While it’s true that film is home to a lot of disposable content, it shouldn’t be discounted just how...
In most cases, war films are categorised into whatever era they are set in. For instance, All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and Paths of Glory (1957) are Great War films, The Great Escape (1963) and Saving Private Ryan (1998)...
There are complex definitions of auteur theory, but it basically means that a director’s body of work deals with similar themes in similar styles. This applies to filmmaking techniques, such as Stanley Kubrick’s visual...
Even in the early days of movies, war films were a common occurrence. It’s not hard to see why, given the brutality and sorrow of war is perfect for cinematic drama. It’s easy to translate these evils to screen, but...
Most films have recognisable signifiers which help categorise their genre. If there are tanks, guns or soldiers, we know it’s a war film. If there’s a pie-in-the-face gag, chances are it’s a comedy. If we see a...