Many experimental films are _____, meaning they lack continuity and well-defined characters.
Documentaries such as Going Clear (2015) about scientology a…
Documentaries such as Going Clear (2015) about scientology and Wordplay (2006) about crossword enthusiasts are examples of the _____ documentary tradition.
What specific documentary tradition that arose in the 1950s…
What specific documentary tradition that arose in the 1950s relies on the use of handheld cameras and openly acknowledges the filmmakers’ participation in the events they are recording?
The 1963 documentary Crisis, featuring John and Robert Kenne…
The 1963 documentary Crisis, featuring John and Robert Kennedy in the Oval Office, is an example of the observational tradition of American documentary film called _____.
Ken Burns’ multi-part PBS documentaries about baseball, jazz…
Ken Burns’ multi-part PBS documentaries about baseball, jazz, the Civil War, the Vietnam War, country music, and, most recently, Ernest Hemingway are examples of the _____ documentary tradition.
Buster Keaton’s silent films and modern films such as Brides…
Buster Keaton’s silent films and modern films such as Bridesmaids (2011) are part of a long entertainment tradition going back before film called _____.
Given what kind of film Blazing Saddles is, as well as when…
Given what kind of film Blazing Saddles is, as well as when it was produced, it is unsurprising that its characters do not adhere to the _____ seen in so many classical films.
By the end of Rear Window, Lisa (Jeff’s girlfriend) has deve…
By the end of Rear Window, Lisa (Jeff’s girlfriend) has developed in a(n) _____ way.
Andy Warhol’s experimental films, such as 1963’s Blow Job an…
Andy Warhol’s experimental films, such as 1963’s Blow Job and Kiss, and those of Kenneth Anger belong to what film tradition?
Westerns that question the ideologies of traditional western…
Westerns that question the ideologies of traditional westerns – from Sam Peckinpah’s violent The Wild Bunch (1969) to the Coen Brothers’ Oscar-winning No Country for Old Men (2007) – are best classified as _____ westerns.