America’s cinematic landscape drastically changed in 1934 with the introduction of the oppressive and controlling Hays Code, a set of strict censorship rules that dictated what studio films could show on-screen. The code enforced traditional catholic family values, reduced sexually explicit content and, amongst many other things, always ensured the […]
Hays Code
Outside the Law (1920): dated depictions can’t overshadow Tod Browning’s genius (Review)
The Awful Truth (1937) Screwball comedy, Oscars and the Politics of Laughter (Review)
Cat People (1942) one of the most singular, groundbreaking horror movies in American history (Review)
After the debut film by their golden boy Orson Welles underperformed at the box office, RKO Studios decided to refocus their efforts on commercial genre work. They decided to create a new “horror unit” to make inexpensive frighteners and put Val Lewton, a former employee of legendary producer David O […]