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Cinema and Music
Ophuls Conducting: Music and Musicality in Letter from an Unknown Woman
Music is not only a crucial formal element of Letter from an Unknown Woman, but also a suggestive metaphor for the film's artistry in general,
“Well, I Wouldn’t Buy the Merchandise”: David Bowie as Postmodern Auteur
Can a pop star be an auteur? Focusing on David Bowie's film roles of the 1980s, this essay argues that consistent themes and techniques recur
“Do Not Forsake Me: The Ballad of High Noon” and the Rise of the Movie Theme Song
How the hugely successful theme song for High Noon changed musical conventions in Hollywood
