Review for the Final Flashcards
Briefly describe the kind of agreement actors made with studios at the time of the big 5
Actors work for one studio at a time and often star in multiple films per year
When did citizen kane come out in theatres?
1941
What was the story of citizen kane based on?
The life of William Randolph Hearst, whose newspapers created an infamous smear campaign to try and stop the movie being made or released
What are some technical innovations of Citizen Kane?
Deep focus cinematography
Including ceilings in studio sets
Using latex makeup to age actors
Name two films part of the ‘film noir’ period and the decade they came out
The Maltese Falcon early 40s (41’)
Sunset boulevard 50’
The maltese falcon kick started which film noir genre?
Detective
What characterizes the film noir concept in general?
Morality; nothing is black and white, the world of film noir is gray, morally good characters will have changed, people die
Briefly describe the French New Wave
A movement where french film critics turned filmmakers rejected “classic Hollywood cinema” and ignored film conventions
What did the french new wave inspire?
The American New Wave/New Hollywood Era in the late 60s and 70s
Name 5 iconic original 3D movies that paved the way for future 3D movies, which time span did these movies come out in?
1950-1954
Bwana Devil (big lion terrorizes railway workers)
House of Wax
It came from outer space
Creature from the black lagoon
Dial M for Murder
Way to remember the 3D movies; ‘The lagoon creature from space murdered the lion with wax’
Which 3D film did paris hilton starr in the remake of in 2004?
House of Wax
What did modern critics derive from the 3D film It Came from Outer Space?
It’s an analogy for attitudes towards communism in America at the time
Who directed Dial M for Murder?
Alfred Hitchcock
Which modern film was inspired by the 3D movie Creature from the Black Lagoon? Who was the director?
The shape of water
Guillermo Del Torro
Who were the Hollywood 10?
A group of 10 film industry members that refused to testify to an anti-communist committee hearing
Briefly describe what happened to Dalton Trumbo and the Hollywood 10 during the period of Mccarthyism
Blacklisted from the industry (via The Waldorf Statement) as they failed to clear their names as communists or communist sympathizers in special hearings
Which persons in film were responsible for bringing method acting to screen and which film did they first demonstrate this through?
Marlon Brando and dir. Elia Kazan
A streetcar named Desire
What was the straw that broke the camel’s back if the camel’s back were the Hays code?
The film Psycho
List 4 uncanny things the film Psycho did and it’s director
Alfred Hitchcock
- kills protagonist in 30 min
- killer is the boy next door
- wouldn’t allow people into the theatre if they were late (to preserve the twists)
- 100% broke the hays code
Which decade did the Hays code fall apart and what was it replaced with?
60s
A Ratings system
What award did Sidney Poitier win?
The first African American to win Best Actor in Lilies of the Fields (63)
What was the significance of Sidney Poitier’s fame at that time historically?
Vital to shifting segregation at a critical time
When did blaxploitation emerge and with which 2 films?
1971
Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song
Shaft
Which film kickstarted the slasher genre and in which decade?
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974
