When Alfred Met Daphne: Hitchcock, Hollywood, and Du Maurier David Brake June 8, 2017 Analysis, Close-Up, Features “She did get so irritated with people calling it a romantic novel. Because she always said it was a study in jealousy.” Upon Rebecca’s publication in 1938, Royal Society wünderkind and critic V.S....
Olivia de Havilland: The Actress Who Took Down Hollywood’s Studio System Tori Brazier January 20, 2016 Analysis, Features, Spotlight Olivia de Havilland is universally synonymous with her role as the selfless, gentle Melly in 1939’s megahit Gone with the Wind, as well as her eight-picture association with Errol Flynn and her overall...
A Short History of the Period Drama, Part One: Faith to the Text (or, the 1940s) David Brake June 1, 2014 Analysis, Close-Up, Features Period piece. Costume drama. Historical epic. Any way you slice it, it's been around about as long as cinema itself. Of course, in those days what we now consider quintessential period drama was practically...
