Hollywood cycles
In the classic era of the cinema of the United States (1930 – 1945) genres matured. Short time periods with a large amount of films consisting of a specific genre are known as "cycles". While most would recognize many of the genres as Westerns, gangsters, musicals, etc., often the cycles were significantly more specific. Instead of "romantic comedy", a cycle might be described as the "Boy-meets-girl-boy-loses-girl-boy-gets-girl" cycle.
See also
[edit]- Film theory
- Film genre
- Formula fiction In literary works, generic storylines are referred to as formula fiction.
Further reading
[edit]- American Film Cycles: Reframing Genres, Screening Social Problems and Defining Subcultures
- Cycles, Sequels, Spin-offs, Remakes, and Reboots,
- "Film Cycles, Industry and Audience: Hammer Films' 'Monster' Cycle and American International Pictures Poe Adaptations",
- "Reel Revolutionaries: An Examination of Hollywood's Cycle of 1960s Youth Rebellion Films"
- Postfeminism and Contemporary Hollywood Cinema