Characters and Stereotypes
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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
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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
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Stanislavski |
| A biography of Stanislavsky, with images and links. (
http://www.kryingsky.com/Stan/Biography/bot.html
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Classic Film Stars Biography |
| Biographies and filmographies of many classic film stars. (
http://classics.www5.50megs.com/biographies.htm
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Silver Screen Sirens and Sex Symbols |
| Images of screen divas from the Silent Cinema to the 1970s. (
http://silverscreensirens.com/
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Savages, Swine, and Buffoons: Hollywood’s Selected Stereotypical Characterizations of th...
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| An essay on Hollywood propaganda and film stereotypes, by Ralph R. Donald. (
http://www.imagesjournal.com/issue08/features/wwii/default-yes.htm
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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
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Blacks in American Film |
| An historical overview of portrayals of African-Americans in American film. (
http://www.africanamericans.com/Films.htm
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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
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