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Eddie Muller's book, Dark City, chronicles film noir from the '40s and '50s. "A lot of factors ... go into making something of film noir," he says, including, a "very dark vision of existence."

Eddie Mullers book, Dark City, chronicles film noir from the 40s and 50s. "A lot of factors ... go into making something of film noir," he says, including, a "very dark vision of existence."

The cool night spot for night owls, early-birds and Cubs fans abroad asks for your opinion of a classic baseball movie.

Save this story for later. Humphrey Bogart is famous for playing tough guys, criminals, and fast operators on the margins of society, but he was at his best playing what he was—an artist. That’s just what he did in his two greatest films, which, not coincidentally, are also among the greatest of all inside-Hollywood movies: “In a Lonely Place” (1950), in which he plays a screenwriter, and “The Barefoot Contessa” (1954), which is running through August 5th as part o...

A History of Hollywoods Representation of the LGBTQ+ Community in Films E! 9 hrs ago Replay Video Call Me By Your Name are just three of the blockbuster films that wouldve been impossible to make even less than a century ago. From 1934 to 1968, the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America implemented the Motion Picture Production Code, a.k.a. the Hays Code, which regulated what was considered morally appropriate to show moviegoers. This impacted whether women could be topless, the...

The 127 Year History of LGBTQ+ Representation in Film By Abby Monteil, Stacker News On 6/15/21 at 8:00 PM EDT Depictions of queer and trans people have been present in the film medium since its inception more than 100 years ago. But due to censorship and varying degrees of prejudice against the LGBTQ+ community at different points in time, representation onscreen has a long, complicated, and often coded history. While gay characters were frequently used for laughs or not explicitly stated to...

Towleroad Gay News As the world enters the middle of Pride month and reckons with the emotions wrought by the end of “Pose,” Hollywood’s LGBTQ community reminded the industry that the recent increase in LGBTQ visibility hasn’t gone far enough. The Writers Guild of America-West’s LGBTQ+ Committee delivered that dose of truth Friday in an open letter to the film and television industry, stating that “the fight for inclusion and visibility has hardly begun.” “We are halfway through...

BCB After Dark: Who’s first on first? Share this story Welcome back to fans abroad. Glad to see you again this week. Bring your own beverage. Be sure to tip the waitstaff. BCB After Dark is the place for you to talk baseball, music, movies, or anything else you need to get off your chest, as long as it is within the rules of the site. The late-nighters are encouraged to get the party started, but everyone else is invited to join in as you wake up the next morning and into the afternoon. The...

In the run-up to the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic on October 1, China’s television regulator has mandated that all television channels only air patriotic shows. The ban might be short-lived, but it has kept the news in the headlines and undercut any attempts the Party might make to redeem itself via good storytelling.

Afterlife fantasies have always been a unique way to look at society. Since death is a fairly impenetrable wall, it gives us an opportunity to imagine all kinds of stuff on the other side. Visions of heavens and hells can be used as carrots and sticks to critique people while they’re still alive, hence Dante’s Divine Comedy, Faust’s terrifying trapdoor, and Jacob Marley’s chains. When I watched Pixar’s Soul, I was reminded of a couple of afterlife fantasies—most immediately, Defe...