Otto Preminger’s 1953 light drama The Moon Is Blue, when remembered at all, is usually recognized as being the first post-Code Hollywood film where the word “virgin” is uttered and there may be some vague association with other censorship battles beyond that single word (which is said several times). Dig deeper to find out that [...]

Context is everything in movies. In any particular scene, a line of dialogue can elicit hearty laughs if given the right set-up while the same exact line might cause an audience to break down into tears when used in a different situation. The idea of context is just as important for directors and, [...]