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Wheeler Winston Dixon
A series of academic movie reviews by Professor Wheeler Winston Dixon, Ryan Professor of Film Studies, Professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
University of Nebraska Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon remembers the "father of Hollywood action films."
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon examines the career of French filmmaker Francois Truffaut.
UNL Film Studies Professor Wheeler Winston Dixon talks about the British science-fiction classic written by H.G. Wells.
UNL Film Studies Professor Wheeler Winston Dixon scares up the films of 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton.
Professor Dixon talks about the problems facing independent creators now- most specifically, how to get their work out before the public in an oversaturated marketplace.
Professor Wheeler Winston Dixon examines the resurgence of 35mm film over digital formats.
Professor Wheeler Winston Dixon discusses how audiences watch movies today and how that is changing the way movies will be made in the future.
UNL Film Studies Professor Wheeler Winston Dixon discusses the 2015 Ridley Scott film "The Martian," and the accuracy (and often inaccuracy) of science-fiction films at predicting real advancements in science and technology.
UNL Film Studies Professor Wheeler Winston Dixon discusses the genre of comic book movies in the context of "Batman v Superman."
UNL Film Studies Professor Wheeler Winston Dixon discusses the history and future of the Star Wars film franchise.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon at one of the earliest and most enduring film genres, the war movie.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon highlights the most prolific Hollywood film composers.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon explains why there's more to reviewing films than just "thumbs up" or "thumbs down."
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon examines the work of the iconic silent comedian Charlie Chaplin.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon pages through the must-read journals of any serious film student.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon recommends some excellent documentary films.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon reviews the films of director Ridley Scott.
Buster Keaton, the great "Stone Face" of silent comedies, is remembered by UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon.
UNL Film Studies Professor Wheeler Winston Dixon examines how Hollywood films change after national emergencies like the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the attacks of 9/11.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon recommends one of his all-time favorite films.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon compares foreign-language film dubbing to subtitles.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon takes a look at the causes and effects of the Hollywood blacklists of the 1950s and 60s.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon explores the rise and fall of Hollywood's movie moguls of the 1930s, 40s and 50s.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon dives into director William Asher's campy beach movies of the 1960s.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon takes aim at American film director Clint Eastwood.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon explains why commercials are necessary (but still annoying) at movie theaters.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon recalls the rise and fall of drive-in movie theaters in America.
UNL Film Studies professor pulls back the curtain on Alfred Hitchcock's most financially successful film, "Psycho."
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon describes the Auteur Theory of film making.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon examines the history Hollywood's portrayal of gays and lesbians.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon explores the history and future of science fiction films.
UNL professor of Film Studies Wheeler Winston Dixon looks at the business and artistry of product placement in movies.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon takes a poke at the ever-popular Three Stooges.
More than art and more than advertising, movie posters hold a special place in the American cinematic experience. UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon explains.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor of Film Studies Wheeler Winston Dixon isn't scared of growing trend of ultra-low budget films like "Paranormal Activity."
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon explores the ground-breaking films of American director Stanley Kubrick.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon takes a stab at the career of legendary horror director John Carpenter.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon examines the career of the "Master of Suspense."
University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor of Film Studies Wheeler Winston Dixon questions the decision to remake "The Great Gatsby" in 3D.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Professor of Film Studies Wheeler Winston Dixon pays his final respects to 35mm film.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor of Film Studies Wheeler Winston Dixon tracks the successive careers of three breakthrough special effects artists.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor of Film Studies Wheeler Winston Dixon explores the tragic genius of American filmmaker Orson Welles.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor of Film Studies Wheeler Winston Dixon reviews the work of American director, actor and screenwriter John Huston.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon reviews the work of German film director Fritz Lang.
University of Nebraska Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon talks about the work of the world's oldest living filmmaker, director Manoel de Oliveira.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon discusses the work of American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian, Martin Scorsese.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon rustles up a review of American westerns.
University of Nebraska Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon examines the extravagant films of musical director Busby Berkeley.
University of Nebraska Film Studies professor discusses the rebellious career of director Nicholas Ray ("Rebel Without A Cause")
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon examines the work of French-born director Claire Denis.
University of Nebraska Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon discusses the importance of film archives.
University of Nebraska Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon examines the very long career of American film director George Cukor.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon talks about the films of American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright Woody Allen.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon examines the prolific career of B-movie director/producer Roger Corman.
University of Nebraska Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon looks at the career of Billy Wilder, one of the most versatile filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon recommends a series of hard-to-find films on DVD.
UNL FIlm Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon takes a revealing look at the first "Cinemagician," French filmmaker, Georges Méliès.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon examines the role of minorities in early American cinema.
University of Nebraska Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon "cuts to the chase" with a look at the history of movie chase scenes.
University of Nebraska Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon discusses the demise of traditional 35mm film and the beginning of digital films.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon reviews the origins of the ratings system for American films.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon previews the history and future of movie trailers.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon recalls the comic genius of early film funny men, Laurel and Hardy.
UNL Film Studies Professor Wheeler Winston Dixon "draws" some conclusions on the history and future of animated films.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon reviews the popular historic drama and Academy award nominee, "The King's Speech," directed by Tom Hooper.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon discusses the differences between film review and film criticism.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon details the avant-garde films of pop artist Andy Warhol.
UNL Film Studies professor explains why a knowledge of film history and international films is important to any film-lover.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon explores the stylish Hollywood crime dramas known as Film Noir.
Nearly all of the films produced in America before 1929 are lost forever. UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon explains why.
Computer-colorizing classic black and white movies has some film fans seeing red. UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon focuses on this colorful phenomena.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon sizes up the different aspect ratios of film and television, and recommends the best format to watch movies on TV.
Professor Wheeler Winston Dixon reviews the career of Jean Luc Godard, the most influential filmmaker of the French New Wave.
Thomas Edison may not have invented the first motion picture camera, but as UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon explains, Edison pioneered the commercial exploitation of cinema.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon dives into the cinematic technique of "deep focus," in which objects in the foreground, middle-ground and deep background are all in focus at the same time.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon briefly explains camera movement and its role in visual story telling.
Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon explores the avant-garde work of French filmmaker Jean Cocteau.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon examines the work of the first African American filmmaker, Oscar Micheaux.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon slashes through a century of horror films.
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon recommends movies by female directors from the early years of cinema.
Film studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon tracks the history and recent restoration of Fritz Lang's 1927 science-fiction classic, "Metropolis."
UNL film studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon examines the career of French film pioneer, Alice Guy-Blaché
Wheeler Winston Dixon examines the films of Robert Bresson, a French director known for his spiritual, ascetic style.
One of Hollywood's most versatile directors, Howard Hawks made classic comedies, dramas, gangster films, science fiction, film noir, and Westerns. UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon examines the career of the man who defined a good director as "someone who doesn't annoy you".
UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon discusses the critically acclaimed Argentine film "The Aura" and its tragically short-lived director, Fabian Bielinsky.
John Ford directed more than 140 films in a career that spanned over 50 years. UNL Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon discusses this Oscar winning director's contribution to American cinema.
UNL Film Studies Professor Wheeler Winston Dixon reviews the documentary, "Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work," which follows the aging comedienne as she struggles to restart her career.
Academic film review of "The Kids Are All Right," directed by Lisa Cholodenko and starring Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo.
Academic film review of "Inception," directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard, and Cillian Murphy.
Academic film discussion of the history of 3D cinema and what the future holds for 3D films.