What is the scariest element in a thriller?
Chapter 1
The tube takes over the living room
Chapter 2
The beat that shook the floorboards
Chapter 3
Celluloid rules are broken
Chapter 4
Pages, play, and a changing world
Ch 3 · Celluloid rules are broken
schopenhauer Japanese filmmakers Akira Kurosawa and Eiji Tsuburaya revolutionized global cinema.
schopenhauer Stanley Kubrick's epic Spartacus helped break the notorious Hollywood blacklist of communist writers.
Fun Fact
No late entries: Alfred Hitchcock insisted that theaters lock their doors once Psycho started so latecomers wouldn't miss the shocking early twist.
schopenhauer Jean-Luc Godard's film Breathless launched the French New Wave, rewriting cinematic grammar.
Glossary
jump cut (noun)
An abrupt transition from one scene or shot to another, making the subject appear to jump forward in time. In 1960, director Jean-Luc Godard popularized this discontinuous editing technique in his landmark French film Breathless.
An abrupt transition from one scene or shot to another, making the subject appear to jump forward in time. In 1960, director Jean-Luc Godard popularized this discontinuous editing technique in his landmark French film Breathless.
BETA
schopenhauer Match 1960s music, movies, and TV to discover the rebels who redefined pop culture.
schopenhauer Alfred Hitchcock changed cinema history with his thriller film Psycho
Quiz
Which 1960 Western film was a direct remake of Akira Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai'?
Quiz
Which 1960 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard is the cornerstone of the French New Wave?
Quiz
Which Italian director released the iconic, stylish film 'La Dolce Vita' in 1960?