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November 3, 2020 By iluvcinema Leave a Comment

Rebecca (2020) Equals Meh For Me

For Starters …

My history with Rebecca (in print and on screen) goes back … way back to the early 1990s when my academic and cinematic worlds collided. You see, I was in the early days of my classic movie journey/obsession and was immediately drawn to the works of the Master of Suspense himself, one Alfred Hitchcock.

From early on, I was determined to go through his entire filmography in chronological order – well except for some of his early silent films, which at the time were not widely available. Eventually, I arrived at his award-winning 1940 adaptation of the Daphne Du Maurier 1938 bestseller of the same name.

At the same time, I was in the midst of my junior year, looking for a subject of my semester term paper in English Lit. Once I found out Rebecca the film was based on the book, I made a beeline to the local library and over the next couple of weeks became completely consumed by the marital tale which had echoes of previous romantic stories I previously read, such as Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. I was also drawn to the traces of the Gothic in the novel. In fact, I centered part of my paper’s thesis on Rebecca as a Gothic work of literature.

When I reflect, composing the paper was an exciting journey of in-depth literary research infused with my earnest investigative nature. The result was a top mark on the paper and an increasing driving enthusiasm for seeing the text come alive on the silver screen.

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Filed Under: Classics, Reviews Tagged With: book to film, netflix

August 26, 2020 By iluvcinema Leave a Comment

A Movie Lover’s Look at “Women Make Film” (TCM, 2020)

Introduction

From the earliest days of cinema, women were present, and often front and center. Filmmakers such as Alice Guy Blaché and Lois Webber were recognized as artists worthy of praise in their own right, even in the face of discrimination. Eventually and unsurprisingly, the inequities they faced in society and in the industry took greater hold, leaving theirs and countless other names as nothing more than the most obscure footnotes in film studies. As a result, the majority of these auteurs and the stories they told have been lost and forgotten to time.

Women Make Film: Alice Guy Blaché
Pioneering filmmaker Alice Guy Blaché

Often when we think about the world of cinema and its history, we assess the lives and careers of the “moguls,” those who made the movies or the “creator,” the ingenious talent behind the camera. Overwhelmingly, these biographies are male. Recent years have heightened anew the constant struggle to recognize women’s varied and extensive contributions to the field.

Rarely do we take full stock of the role women have and continue to play in the shaping of our cinematic literacy. We continue to challenge ourselves and shift our perspective to view the past and present (and future) of cinema “through the female gaze.”

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Filed Under: Coming Soon, Documentaries Tagged With: alice guy blache, mark cousins, TCM, turner classic movies, women make film

April 15, 2020 By iluvcinema 1 Comment

TCM Classic Film Festival 2020 Pre-Game

Right about now, I should be in sunny California with nary a thought in the world, save for the the anticipation which comes from my love of classic cinema. You see, this week (April 16-19) marks what would have been a part of my annual trip to Hollywood, USA for the TCM Classic Film Festival. Click here and check out my coverage in years past.

Sadly (but wisely) the activities had to be cancelled due to the aforementioned world events. However that sadness did not last long. To everyone’s surprise and pleasure, the good folks over at TCM forged ahead shortly after announcing the cancellation, announced the TCM Classic Film Festival: Special Home Edition.

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Filed Under: film festival Tagged With: tcm film festival 2020, tcmcff 2020, tcmcff special home edition

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