I love silent film. I'm not a huge fan of movies per se, but I do love film. I have seen one several times which I would like to recommend for you. It is F.W. Murnau's Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. This is a silent film from 1927 with a great score. It's the …
Metropolis (1927) as SF Atavism and Cautionary Tale – A Review
I suppose if you push me I will admit I prefer silent films to any other format. I mean, if that's the choice you give me. There are a lot of reasons for this. Mostly, I think, because so many silent films were incredibly groundbreaking in so many areas including writing, direction, artistic quality, and …
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Tangled – Animated Hair Fetish by Disney (movie review)
The story of Rapunzel is one of my favorite Grimms' fairy tale. The original story and many of its variations are quite dark. In the original story the prince calls for Rapunzel to let down her hair and sees her on the sly. One day she lets slip that her dress is getting too tight …
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The Vanishing American (1925) movie review
The Vanishing American is a silent film from 1925 that explores the tragic plight of Native Americans trapped by history and fate, and who ultimately become crushed into non-existence by the grinding wheels of racism and modernity. The source material is the novel by the same name written by Zane Grey. The film was good …
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“Thar She Sinks!”
Moby Dick is the name of this 2010 remake TV series movie. That's how bad this movie is. They didn't even get the title of the book right. It's not "Moby Dick" but "Moby-Dick." A quibble, you say? Granted. So let's turn flukes and move on to everything else the movie gets wrong. 1. People …
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