A comparative reading of The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939) and one other filmic vision of a city. How does each film frame the image of the metropolis?

Modernity is ultimately the rejection of tradition. The metropolis is a sea of superstructure composed to a crescendo of hustle and bustle; a place of progression, sophistication and modernity. The cinematic city encapsulates a similar vibrancy where hopes and dreams are achievable. MGM’s iconic musical The Wizard of Oz (1939) is a tale of two …

Authorship | Reservoir Dogs (1992)

The epitome of cool - Quentin Tarantino shrouds authorship. Auteurism is the theory of director as ‘author’, and which their work holds a distinctive quality or style, focusing on “central significance of individual creativity” (Crofts, 1998, pg. 310). Alexandre Astruc, 1948 created ‘la camera stylo’ (camera-pen) in association with the theory. Although Authorship considers a whole …