Film Noir between the Compositional Lines: Out of the Past
Film noir is easy to identify but difficult to define. However one classifies film noir, as genre, mode, or series, there are requisite qualifier boxes that a
Author: Robert Barger
Robert is a freelance writer, a pop culture historian, an American scholar and a bunch of other things that should remain unmentioned. He has held numerous positions in a myriad of industries. Though a card-carrying millennial, he is known for bringing his old world perspective to the modern world landscape. Robert does not have any social media accounts. His interests run the gamut of civilized entertainment, past and present. He is pleased to be able to share his peculiar and particular points of view.
Out of the Past: First Impressions of Film Noir
Like many movie lovers, I had a vague notion of film noir but had no real idea what it was. Turns out, film noir is one of my favorite types of cinema and I d
Liberty Valance: John Ford’s Farewell to the West in One Scene
Of his record four Academy Awards for Best Director, not a one was won for the genre he unmistakably revolutionized. John Ford was the wunderkind of the Weste
Sullivan’s Travels: The Technical Hollywood Style in One Scene
The film Sullivan’s Travels is characterized by esteemed film critic Leonard Maltin as a “landmark Hollywood Satire” (Garrett) where “slapstick an
Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Noir, Not Horror
Invasion of the Body Snatchers wants to be a horror film coated in science fiction but at its core beats the heart of noir, not horror. Don Siegel’s 195
Dr. Strangelove: Satire as Defined by Kubrick
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb personifies the acme of gallows humor. The 1964 film is configured around the most humorl
Eric Clapton v. George Harrison: The Duel from All Angles
It is one of the most mythic romantic entanglements in rock ‘n’ roll history. At some point in the late 1960s, Eric Clapton fell in love with Patt
The Big Red One: Saving Private Ryan’s Savior
Saving Private Ryan is a one of the most impactful cinematic endeavors produced within the last 35 years. This is because the Steven Spielberg film is not the
The Philadelphia Story: Katharine Hepburn’s Hollywood Comeback Story
When talking about Star Power in the context of cinema, no light burned brighter than Katharine Hepburn. Her star simply shined the brightest in a galaxy full
Casablanca: America’s Timeless Classic
Casablanca is not just one of the finest motion pictures ever produced, serving as the quintessential archetype for an entire art form, but transcends the rea
