"For many years, kisses were the only sexual acts to be seen in mainstream American movies. Then, in the 1960s and 1970s, American cinema "grew up" in response to the sexual revolution, and movie audiences came to expect more knowledge about what happened between the sheets. In …
Beginning. -- Revisiting the history of film censorship. -- Close-up: the Central Board of Film Certification. -- The first sex-education film: a classification conundrum. -- Satyam shivam sundaram: (im)proper suturing of sound, scar, and stardom. -- An anomalous dilemma: to ban…
In the 1970s, especially after Franco"s death in 1975, Spanish cinema was bursting at the seams. Numerous film directors broke free from the ancient taboos which had reigned under the dictatorship. They introduced characters who, through their bodies, transgress the traditional …
Examines the way that contemporary film reflects today’s changing gender roles. Offers a comprehensive overview of the central issues in feminist film criticism with analyses of over twenty popular contemporary films across a range of genres, such as chick flicks, teen pics, hom…
