1950s Culture

Reading Classic Hollywood: Demographic Angst (Alan Nadel)

As some of you who read this blog regularly know, I’m a passionate believer in the…
Dissertation Days (17): Headaches

Much as it pains me to admit it, this has not been a very productive day…
Dissertation Days (15): Three Outta Five Ain’t Bad!

I know it’s been a while since I posted a dissertation update. My Parents and I…
Dissertation Days (14): Sometimes I Love What I Do

Today was one of those glorious day when the pieces at last started to fit together.…
Dissertation Days (13): Breakthroughs

Somehow, it seems that revision and incremental writing seems to take so much more energy and…
Dissertation Days (9): Rough Days…

Sometimes, you have a day of writing where nothing goes quite as you want, and you…
Dissertation Days (7): Free At Last (For the Weekend)

Given that I’m utterly exhausted this evening, I doubt I’ll say much. I did, however, meet…
Dissertation Days (5): Clarity at Last

Today was what I would like to call a successful writing day. I not only met…
Screening History: “Ben-Hur”(1959)

Some time ago, I wrote a 3-part series of blog posts about the rise and fall…
Film Review: “Trumbo” (2015)

As a fledgling scholar working in classical Hollywood, I was very excited when I heard about Trumbo, the…