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This Quarter in Film History: Body and Soul

November 1, 2007

Body and Soul has remained one of the least dated, most influential films since its release 60 years ago. […]

Ingmar Bergman’s: ‘PERSONA’ (1966)

November 1, 2007

Persona is Bergman’s meditation on identity, the nature of art, loneliness and the inability of man to ever truly communicate with another. […]

This Quarter in Film History: Prêt-à-PORTER

January 1, 2008

Though not well known, Edwin S. Porter should be regarded as the father of film editing because the basic principles of the craft did not exist before he directed and edited ‘The Life of an American Fireman’. […]

This Quarter in Film History: Triumph of the Shill

March 1, 2008

Though Leni Riefenstahl always denied she was a Nazi propagandist. Two recent biographies have unearthed damning evidence that she was a narcissist Nazi diva who legitimized the Nazi ideals of force and physical beauty through the power of her images. […]

This Quarter in Film History: Vintage ‘Grapes’ Ages Well

March 19, 2010

The John Ford film proved just as inspirational, and true to the “This Land Is Your Land” philosophy of Guthrie. It is still considered one of the great works of art in international cinema. […]

Mexican Hayride

November 1, 2008

After dinner, one evening, Mom and Dad asked if I would like to work as a child extra in the new Bud Abbott and Lou Costello movie, Mexican Hayride. […]