For many people, the cinematic vigilante has been shaped by Charles Bronson's character in Death Wish and its sequels. But screen vigilantes have ...

Widely regarded as Japan's greatest animated director, Hayao Miyazaki creates films lauded for vibrant characters and meaningful narrative themes. ...

The language of the body is central to the study of flamenco. From the records of the Inquisition, to 16th century literature, to European travel diaries ...

Jason Robards won consecutive Oscars as best supporting actor for the films All the President's Men (1977) and Julia (1978) but he is particularly ...

The language of tap dancing is as rich and varied as that of any art, and different choreographers, teachers and performers often use totally different ...

What does it mean to give life to movement? Tamara Williams answers this question through an ethnographic study and historical mapping of the Silvestre ...

This collection of 20 essays pays homage to a filmmaker who had a reputation for delivering the most movie for the least money. Edgar G. Ulmer, nicknamed ...

When someone offered Michael DiPaolo $5,000 to help make a Digital Video horror film, he jumped at the chance to test a theory: an ultra-low budget ...

The business of filmmaking began with the Thomas Edison Studio in West Orange, New Jersey. Many studios have come and gone since then. From the little ...

Remember the finales of M*A*S*H, Cheers and Seinfeld ? Do you know who shot J.R. on Dallas ? This entertaining survey recounts these and other ...