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Familiar stories take on new meanings when translated to the screen, and none more so than the Christmas films that shape the holidays.
Charles Dickens’s "A Christmas Carol" created the archetype of a redemption tale rooted in Christmas. Alexander Payne’s 2023 film "The Holdovers" reimagines this theme.
The stories of King Arthur and his knights have been entertaining audiences for more than a millennium. How have the classic tales been represented on film?
The history of the American West has long been mythologized. In the 1960s, the work of Italian filmmakers subverted the myth and birthed a subgenre.
The mythology of the "Sacred Planet", from the ancient Mother Earth archetype to the modern myth of Avatar's Pandora.
Understand American film noir with 11 genre-defining films from the 1940s and 1950s featuring cynical storylines and dark expressionist visuals.
Despite the controversial significance of Fellini’s La Dolce Vita, why does the iconic film continue to conjure images of Italian culture, elegance, and luxurious living?
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, a new generation of filmmakers rescued the Hollywood studios from a financial fade-out. What was this New Hollywood?
