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Fred Zinnemann’s ‘Member of the Wedding’ (1952)
Watching ‘Member of the Wedding’ made me aware for the first time of the art of editing. […]
Film History
This Quarter in Film History
This Quarter in Film History: Dedicated Followers of Fascism
‘Cabaret’ proved that a mainstream musical could feature avant-garde editing and design, and be sexually unconventional and political. […]
This Quarter in Film History
This Quarter in Film History: ‘Napoléon’ Dynamite
Napoléon vu par Abel Gance has had as many comebacks as the conqueror it portrayed, yet has always remained Waterloo-proof. […]
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Charles Chaplin’s ‘City Lights’ (1931)
Chaplin’s on-screen mixture of humor, acrobatics and pathos has an almost magical ability to put a smile in one’s heart. […]
This Quarter in Film History
This Quarter in Film History: Shoot-Out at the Fantasy Factory
High Noon has often been interpreted as an anti-McCarthy era story of mass cowardice when confronted by evil. It is a moot point now because the story has multiple meanings as a personal epiphany. […]
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Mike Nichols’ ‘The Graduate’ (1967)
After seeing ‘The Graduate’, I realized that movies could be an art form. […]
This Quarter in Film History
This Quarter in Film History: Warning Shot
‘The Manchurian Candidate’ reveals how the two sides of extremism can destroy centrist politics. […]
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Carol Reed’s ‘The Third Man’ (1949)
‘The Third Man’ cleverly uses its Viennese locations to deepen the intrigue; the city itself becomes a character in the film. […]
This Quarter in Film History
This Quarter in Film History: Body and Soul
Body and Soul has remained one of the least dated, most influential films since its release 60 years ago. […]
Features
Ingmar Bergman’s: ‘PERSONA’ (1966)
Persona is Bergman’s meditation on identity, the nature of art, loneliness and the inability of man to ever truly communicate with another. […]
