The recent release of Baz Luhrmann’s much anticipated Elvis (2022) offers the chance to take a closer look […]
Category Archive: Analysis
When is the flashback more than just a flashback? When it’s the B-story! The use of structural flashback […]
The second part of our analysis focuses on the opening to Martin Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi’s sprawling Las […]
In this analysis, we take a closer look at how Martin Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi’s Las Vegas-set crime […]
We’ve all seen films that have an agenda woven through the narrative. When done well, these ‘social issues’ […]
We’ve chosen a scene from Serpico that highlights how an alternative point-of-view and protagonist weakness can be incorporated into the […]
Voice-over is an often criticised screenwriting tool, but Milk highlights how it can be effectively employed to enhance a biopic […]
Having more than one protagonist can be problematic, but it can also offer rich opportunities to develop several […]
In the investigative biopic narrative, it is the protagonist and her development that drive the story… Even though […]