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The Actors Studio
An essay by Michael Mills on Method Acting in film and the impact of the Actors Studio.
( http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/method.htm )
A Madness in the Method
An skeptical view of the influence of psychology on Stanislavsky’s acting theories and Method Acting.
( http://www.cchr.org/art/eng/page10.htm )
Stanislavski
A biography of Stanislavsky, with images and links.
( http://www.kryingsky.com/Stan/Biography/bot.html )
Classic Film Stars Biography
Biographies and filmographies of many classic film stars.
( http://classics.www5.50megs.com/biographies.htm )
Silver Screen Sirens and Sex Symbols
Images of screen divas from the Silent Cinema to the 1970s.
( http://silverscreensirens.com/ )
Sex Symbols Information and Links
An index of links to sites on film sex symbols, past and present.
( http://www.linklane.com/s/sex_symbols.htm )
High Heels on Wet Pavement
An essay by Michael Mills on film noir and the femme fatale.
( http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/film_noir/index.html )
Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema
Mulvey’s class essay on the cinematic gaze, first published in 1975.
( http://www.richmond.edu/~lmcwhort/restricted/Mulvey.html )
Notes on the Gaze
A site devoted to notions of “the gaze” in film, with discussion of various stylistic elements and individual films, as well as an evaluation of Mulvey’s theory of the gaze.
( http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/gaze/gaze.html )
Laura Mulvey Against the Grain
A skeptical response to Mulvey’s essay and the application of psychoanalysis to film, by Terje Skjerdal.
( http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/2152/mulvey.htm )
Savages, Swine, and Buffoons: Hollywood’s Selected Stereotypical Characterizations of th...
An essay on Hollywood propaganda and film stereotypes, by Ralph R. Donald.
( http://www.imagesjournal.com/issue08/features/wwii/default-yes.htm )
A Certain Slant: A Brief History of Hollywood’s Yellow Face
An essay by Robert B. Ito on the portrayal of Asian stereotypes by white actors in classic Hollywood films.
( http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/18/18_yellow.html )
Blacks in American Film
An historical overview of portrayals of African-Americans in American film.
( http://www.africanamericans.com/Films.htm )
A Tribute to Sidney Poitier
A site dedicated to Sidney Poitier, his films and works, with images, film reviews, and links.
( http://classicfilm.about.com/library/weekly/aa022000a.htm )