Several features set Laurel and Hardy’s comedy apart from others. Central to their appeal is a asymmetry in their relationship. Hardy thinks his physical stature should provide a superior position, as the role of the “thinker.” Laurel remains cool, as someone who has seen it all, anticipating that the project will break down at some point; although often with his contribution. Another element of is the lack of romance. Their frequent sharing of a single bed evokes a primal

The first collaboration of Joseph Sternberg and Marline Dietrich in the US is a masterpiece with Jules Furthman writing the script and Lee Garmes outstanding B&W photography. To develop his characters, Sternberg subverts typical Hollywood conventions. The film begins with Amy Jolly wearing a male outfit for a performance; the air of masculinity enhances her feminine appeal. Tom Brown (Gary Cooper), is presented mesmerized with her performance.

Vincente Minnelli’s The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) explores the duality of a system that is responsible for creating the highest cinematic achievements while showing no regard for the talents, without them, those movies would have never been made. ​One of the central themes of the movie is the blurred border between reality and the fantasy world of the stage. Lana Turner, as Georgia, plays herself and Jonathan Shields was developed based of David Selznick, the powerful prod

Hitchcock in Vertigo (1958) looks at man's desire to create his dream woman. The movie’s response is that the dream woman remains a fantasy and never materializes. The triumph of fantasy, when Judy appears, as Madeleine, although overwhelming is short-lived. Bernard Hermann composed the movie’s celebrated score with inspiration from the opera Tristan and Isolde by Wagner, reflecting on the story of an impossible love on earth, embracing mystical death to resurrect their love

Written on the Wind Directed by Douglas Sirk (1956) Robert Stack is the spoiled son of an oil baron. Rock Hudson, his childhood friend,...