Keeper of the Flame – A 1943 Movie for Today
In 1943 the United States was fully engaged in desperate wars in Europe and the vast Pacific. Film studios …
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All The Kings Men: Old Templates for New Demagogues
After recent study and due consideration I can say with certainty that to call President Trump the reincarnation of …
Wild Wild Country: Believing it All
Anyone who has ever lived in, or been drawn to, Oregon, its coastal villages, conifer forests, big cities or high-desert …
Wonder Woman – More of the Same Manly Stuff
Let me introduce myself as one of the only moviegoers in the western world to see Wonder Woman— on the …
“Border Incident,” 1949 and Desperate Men At the Border
Anthony Mann was a prolific director (42 credits) of Hollywood movies from the early ’40s to the late ’60s. Many …
“Conspiracy” – A Film About Men and Laws
As I heard Judge Neil Gorsuch last week during the hearings on his suitability for the Supreme Court, repeatedly assert that …
Movies: Black Fiction, Black History
What a great couple of months it’s been for movies about the African-American experience. The African-American Film Critics Association calls 2016 …
Where to Invade Next – Michael Moore
Despite the contentious nature of his movies Michael Moore has never been a mean or belligerent film-maker. He has seemed …
The Big Short: The Street, The Book, The Movie
There are no good guys in Adam McKay’s new movie, The Big Short, nor in the book of the same name …
Trumbo: On the Black List for Being Red
Yep. Go see it. Good, straight-ahead story, mixed fabulously well with archival footage of the era – the ’40s and …
A Poet and His Work, In Film
Poetry in film, now there’s a small sub-genre of the movie world. Hayden Reiss‘s long labor of love, Robert Bly: …
Robert Bly, Poet, Crying Out….
I saw a wonderful documentary film the other day, titled Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy, about which more …