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Anya Taylor-Joy in a scene from ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.’ (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

April 29, 2024

Mad Max’s ‘Furiosa’ and other car movies are starting to change who gets behind the wheel

Helen Pinsent, Dalhousie University

To understand how ‘Furiosa’ and other new films challenge car culture’s male-centric conventions, it’s useful to look closely at how car culture has favoured a certain kind of male hero.

A. P. Giannini photographed in March 1927, and the Hollywood sign. Agence Rol. Agence photographique/Shutterstock

March 5, 2024

Early Hollywood was financed by Italian immigrants – as our new documentary shows

Valentina Signorelli, University of Greenwich and Cecilia Zoppelletto, University of Westminster

How the son of Italian immigrants created the Bank of America, and funded early Hollywood in the process.

Kubrick died in 1999, leaving behind a cache of memorably diverse films. Collection Christophel / Alamy

March 4, 2024

Stanley Kubrick redefined: recent research challenges myths to reveal the man behind the legend

Nathan Abrams, Bangor University

25 years after the death of the legendary director, a new book offers fresh insights into Stanley Kubrick’s personal and professional life.

Producer-director Norman Jewison, left, demonstrates how he wants an actor to wash the feet of Jesus, portrayed by Ted Neeley, during filming of the movie version of the rock musical, ‘Jesus Christ Superstar,’ in October 1972. (AP Photo, File)

January 23, 2024

Making emotional films: The enticing contradictions of Norman Jewison’s movies

Lisa Coulthard, University of British Columbia

A tension between cult, critical and popular appeal is part of Norman Jewison’s most prominent legacy.

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