Tag: Katherine Hepburn
1940 at the Oscars: New Horizons for the Thief, Two Alfreds and Ginger
It is untenable to think that, although the tides of time are near-impossible to define, the grand old Academy Awards have not changed as much…
Genre Blast: Family Matters & the Ties that Bind
If society can be considered the organism, the family is the structural adhesive that holds the cells of that organism together. As every organism is bombarded daily by threats and external pressures, the family is where these challenges are met and dealt with; problems are examined and the family unit adapts, and the organism evolves. Things can get dicey, however, when the adjustment that works for the family does not exactly jive with society’s expectations, and this makes for inimitable drama onscreen.
Genre Blast: The Play’s the Thing – From Stage to Screen
When a powerful play is adapted to incorporate some of the technical features possible with film, the end result can be transporting. A savvy director and crew will mine the dramatic work for opportunities to maneuver the camera in such a way as to take the audience out of their seats and place them in the middle of the action (just as one would with any other film genre). The playwright’s words should not be treated as a wall that defines the boundaries of the film, but as a door that opens into another medium of expression.
