The 1950’s to the 80’s was a period of time when the Cold War was happening. There was a lot of paranoia back then about being taken over by Communists and nuclear war. At the height of its “popularity”, the government was using the media to convince people that commies […]
Frank Lovejoy
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Based on the true story of Billy Cook a psychotic killer, Ida Lupino’s The Hitch-Hiker (1953) is a prime example of what makes film noir a general aesthetic as opposed to a specific genre. To elaborate, this story takes place almost entirely on the road in the brightly lit Mexican […]