Features
Elia Kazan’s ‘Splendor In The Grass’ (1961)
‘Splendor in the Grass’ is visually sensual. […]
Film History
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James Bridge’s ‘The Paper Chase’ (1973)
This was a revelation. The idea that if you’re not careful, life can turn into one big “paper chase” from birth certificate to death certificate, was something I had never considered. […]
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George Cukor’s ‘The Philadelphia Story’
Only Richard Curtis seems capable of executing scripts that harken back to ‘The Philadelphia Story’s’ complexity. […]
Features
From the Golden Age to the Golden Years: James Blakeley & Rudy Freeman
James Blakeley, the legendary and highly respected film editor looks forward to driving 10 minutes to the office every work day; and he thoroughly enjoys editing film with 79-year-old Rudolpho (Rudy) Freeman. […]
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Elliot Silverstein’s ‘Cat Ballou’ (1965)
Yep, it’s a comedy/sex/Western spoof with one-of-a-kind performances from Fonda and Lee Marvin. […]
Features
When Movies Learned to Talk: A Brief History of Sound in Early Motion Pictures
The Kinetophone was the ancestor of a steady line of emerging technologies-film, recording, reproduction and amplification-that through trial and error would converge to create the technology of optical, monaural sound. […]
Features
‘Film Comment’s’ Top 75 Picture Editors
Thirty-five years ago, our colleagues at the prestigious film journal Film Comment in New York published a special 24-page section celebrating film editors — “Prime Cut” — which appeared in its March-April 1977 issue. […]
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Michael Curtiz’s ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’ (1938)
Beyond pure entertainment value, those looking for substance will find it. For audiences in 1938 theaters, ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’ played as a warning to resist oppressors who were currently taking hold in Europe. […]
This Quarter in Film History
Topic of Capra-Cohn: The Battle Over ‘Lost Horizon’
Like in the Shangri-la it depicts, ‘Lost Horizon’ has proven ageless––and that is its legacy. […]
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Howard Hawks’ ‘Rio Bravo'(1959)
By consuming the wine and wafer, we vicariously channel the divinity of Christ, and, by watching ‘Rio Bravo’, I was vicariously channeling the courage of John Wayne. […]
