The Hollywood epic has always been a staple of movie making, particularly Biblical themes. The vastness and scale that define an epic's movement through time and space ought to qualify it as pure cinema. This is rarely the case. More often they are simple minded caricatures of spiritual and moral ideas and traditions. There are the successes however. Gone with the Wind, and The Ten Commandments continue to do well. More recent , The God Father and Little Big Man have used the epic format for themes not previously considered epic.

The Hollywood epic

Foster Hirsch

Barnes

Edward G. Robinson (A Pyramid illustrated history of the movies)

Pyramid Publications

Joseph Losey (Twayne's theatrical arts series)

Twayne

<p>Paperback book written by Foster Hirsch, published by Limelight Editions in 1990</p>

Love, Sex, Death, and the Meaning of Life: The Films of Woody Allen

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