Movies We've Watched
A film whose *spicy* plot caused an uproar with the Production Code Administration
What is Baby Face?
A film that ushered in the New Hollywood era and emphasized themes of anti-establishment and sexual liberation, as well as incorporating film techniques from foreign films.
What is Bonnie and Clyde?
Two Supreme Court cases ultimately contributed to the fall of the Hollywood Studio System and ushered in the slump a decade later.
What are the Paramount Decrees and the Miracle Decision?
A film made by director Oscar Micheaux to contrast against the extremely popular film, Birth of a Nation, and subsequently censored by various cities and states due to its graphic depictions of lynching and attempted sexual assault.
What is Within Our Gates?
This filmmaker is considered the first African-American director and whose films showed the realities of what it is like to be Black in the USA.
Who is Oscar Micheaux?
A film known for its outlandish stunts, this comedy is emblematic of the Silent Film Era
What is The General?
An era that can be characterized by a resurgence of vertical integration of corporations into conglomerates with mutually beneficial products to make films that focus on franchising.
What is the Media Conglomeration Era?
What is the period of 1990-present?
A type of film that can be pitched with a succinctly stated premise and focused on engaging broad appeal rather than complex narratives.
What is a high-concept film?
A film that is emblematic of New Queer Cinema and pushed against the representations of queer people in Hollywood.
What is Swoon?
A film that shifted away from the Blaxploitation genre and presented a nuanced portrayal of African-American life and represents the New Black Wave.
What is Boyz n the Hood?
A film whose genre arose because of the invention of sound technology and highlights MGM's reputation for being a "wholesome" film.
What is Cabin in the Sky?
An era that is characterized by a massive decrease in moviegoing due to various factors including the rise of television and the fall of the studio system that lead studios to make films for niche audiences?
What is the Hollywood Slump?
What is the period of 1960-70s?
A film that characterizes the practice of appealing to audiences through its use of wide-screen and color during a slump in movie-going.
What is Flower Drum Song?
A director whose social problem film highlighted sexual violence and offered a different perspective of what it is like to be a woman in the United States.
Who is Ida Lupino?
A film that was part of a larger genre of "social problem" films, it highlighted that racism in the USA is an individual issue rather than a systemic one.
What is No Way Out?
A film is notable for introducing and experimenting with the concept of cross-cutting action in a period when such type of editing was rarely done.
What is Life of an American Fireman?
An era that rose from the ashes of the studio system and focused on marketing to new audiences and emphasized the high concept film.
What is the Blockbuster Era?
What is the 1970-80s era?
A set of rules whose repeal in 1993 allowed for studios to start creating their own or merge with television networks.
What are the Fin-Syn Rules?
This type of financing allows independent filmmakers to have a higher budget for their films and work outside of the studio system that might otherwise stifle their social or political message.
What is crowdfunding?
A film made in collaboration with the NAACP, which tries to stay away from the traditional, stereotypical depictions of African Americans.
What is Cabin in the Sky?
A short film directed by a woman and part of a larger Postwar experimental movement that re-evaluated traditional cinematic conventions and focused on surrealist images to represent our subconscious
What is Meshes of the Afternoon?
This era between the late 1980s and 1990s is known for the surge and popularity of independent films that would have otherwise been ignored in previous decades.
What is Indiewood?
A term that defines a style of storytelling that uses complementary and synergetic narratives across multiple platforms beyond the film itself.
What is transmedia?
A film that pushes the viewer about the physical materiality of film rather than focusing on a narrative
What is Mothlight?
A film that was a star vehicle that pushed against the exotified image that this actress had in the 1930s
What is Daughter of Shanghai?