Sunday, February 25, 2018

Agnès Varda's turn at an Oscar

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As a classic film enthusiast, I consider "classic films" and "films of today" two different animals.  Despite the connec...
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Monday, February 12, 2018

Volcanos and fiery conversation: An afternoon with Werner Herzog

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When you have the chance to see a film never before shown on the big screen AND to see its celebrity filmmaker live, you don't turn it d...
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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Werner Herzog's Nosferatu, The Vampyre (1979)

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Every year my neighborhood rep house the  Coolidge Corner Cinema honors a distinguished person in film  with the  'Coolidge Award...
Sunday, December 31, 2017

Looking forward to 2018 in Film

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So here we are, the end of another year!  It was a busy one for me as I made a major career change by going into consulting.  This means my ...
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Saturday, December 16, 2017

Brian Donlevy, the "Good Bad Guy" - Book Review & Author Interview

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Who doesn't love a charismatic villain? The best villains are those who not only steal all the scenes they are in, but make you root for...
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Sunday, November 19, 2017

The film collaborations of Luis Buñuel and Hugo Butler in Mexico

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The 'Hollywood blacklist', composed of prominent film personnel that were presumed in the 1940s and 1950s to have ties to the Commun...
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Sunday, November 12, 2017

William Wellman - Part 1: Four early films

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William Wellman and friend (IMDb) My love for the Harvard Film Archive * just gets stronger and stronger. Exhibit A: Their current Will...
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