Articles by Alec Badalian
History of Hollywood in the 1980s-1990s: Everything You Need to KnowMost Hollywood trends are short-lived but they can always come back around. Learn more about the artsy films of the 1990s.
4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?There’s a saying that an expert filmmaker is not a storyteller but a truth-teller. Sometimes, others turn the truth against them in malicious ways.
There’s a saying that an expert filmmaker is not a storyteller but a truth-teller. Sometimes, others turn the truth against them in malicious ways.
The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Avant-Garde CinemaIn the past, it was the filmmakers who were in control of Avant-Garde Cinema in Hollywood.
In the past, it was the filmmakers who were in control of Avant-Garde Cinema in Hollywood.
Cinema’s Epic History: From Then to NowHollywood turned the film into the world’s most popular art form. Here are the landmark moments in the evolution of cinema.
Hollywood turned the film into the world’s most popular art form. Here are the landmark moments in the evolution of cinema.
D.W. Griffith: The Legacy of a Problematic PioneerD.W. Griffith was an influential but problematic American film director.
D.W. Griffith was an influential but problematic American film director.
5 Paintings That Inspired Famous FilmmakersFilmmakers rely on traditional art to inform the visuals, tone, and themes of their work. Here are some instances of history’s greatest artists shaking hands with one another.