In the United States during the early 1930s, Prohibition became a gateway for criminal activity that led to a fight… Read more SCARFACE and the Italian
Angela Peticca is a recent graduate of Oakland University who minored in Cinema Studies.
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Shifting Depictions of Mental Illness in Film
Mental illness is an underlying force in a variety of films dating back to the 1940s. Illnesses such as mental… Read more Shifting Depictions of Mental Illness in Film
Class and Organized Crime in the Era of the Production Code: An Analysis of the Portrayals of White vs. Blue Collar Crime in Gangster Films
In the 1930s, the gangster flick ruled the movie theaters of America – however, only thanks to the films’ strenuous… Read more Class and Organized Crime in the Era of the Production Code: An Analysis of the Portrayals of White vs. Blue Collar Crime in Gangster Films
McKenzy Woodworth is a rising junior and a Cinema Studies major.
SCARFACE: The Effects of its Censorship
Introduction Scarface is a gangster film based on the life of Al Capone, a notorious gangster in Chicago during the… Read more SCARFACE: The Effects of its Censorship
Katie Colwell is a rising senior and a Cinema Studies major with a specialization in filmmaking.
Queer Christina: The Representation of LGBT Characters in Pre-Code Era Films
Historically, the representation of queer characters in film and onscreen is very poor. They are often one-dimensional stereotypes portrayed through… Read more Queer Christina: The Representation of LGBT Characters in Pre-Code Era Films
Bushra Varachia is a Cinema Studies filmmaking major with a minor in Spanish. After graduation, she hopes to edit videos to help her pay her way through Europe. If she's not at Kresge Library, you can probably find her in her car, driving 2,000 miles to walk around some rocks and sleep on some dirt.
The “Utterly Impossible” Story of BLONDE VENUS
“As soon as you stopped singing and started luring men into the bedroom, that’s when the moral outrage would kick… Read more The “Utterly Impossible” Story of BLONDE VENUS
Rachel Sarasin is currently a Cinema Studies student at Oakland University. Rachel hopes to pursue a career in production management in the film industry. Her friends love to take advantage of her passion for planning and organizing, but she doesn’t mind. If you’re one of the lucky people that receives the OUTV channel, you may spot her as the host of “OUt and AbOUt,” a monthly series documenting events happening around Oakland University. She’s also a Yooper, so if you see her around, feel free to ask her about the many mysteries and histories of the Upper Peninsula.
Pre-Code and SCARFACE’s Impact
In July of 1934, the Production Code Administration of Hollywood, or commonly recognized as the Hays Office, began to regulate… Read more Pre-Code and SCARFACE’s Impact