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The History of Italian Cinema

By Frank Caso
September 9, 2024
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Can one ever forget the astonishment of reading a great piece of literature or seeing an extraordinary film for the first time? That sense of awe, one suspects, is what Gian Piero Brunetta had in mind as he undertook his original multi-volume Italian and world...

Stardom Italian Style

Federico Fellini Film Reviews

By Donna Russo Morin
August 24, 2024
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While Marcia Landy, author and Distinguished Professor of English/Film Studies, offers an erudite and meticulous examination of the phenomenon known as “stardom” in Italy, the title and subtitle (Stardom Italian Style: Screen Performance and Personality in Italian Cinema) are, ultimately, a bit misleading. This is...

10 Things You Might Not Know About Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock Film

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August 10, 2024
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1. Alfred Hitchcock’s 1929 film Blackmail is considered to be the first British “talkie,” despite the fact that it actually began production as a silent film. British International Pictures initially wanted to use sound in the last scene, but Hitchcock decided to shoot the entire...

Maestros of Suspense: Jack Sullivan Talks About the Role of Music in Alfred Hitchcock’s Films

Alfred Hitchcock Film Music Video

By Editor
July 15, 2024
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The undisputed “master of suspense,” Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) was an iconic film director and producer of over 50 movies, including Dial M for Murder, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds. The techniques he pioneered inspired a new generation of filmmakers and revolutionized the...

The Theater and Cinema of Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton Film Reviews

By Frank Caso
July 5, 2024
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Robert Knopf begins his examination of the work of the great film comic Buster Keaton by surveying and describing the three main viewpoints that have informed Keaton criticism over the years: classical Hollywood, vaudeville, and surrealism. In keeping with the broader range of his subject,...

Film on Paper: The Inner Life of Movies

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By David Noon
June 25, 2024
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This is the latest offering from Richard Schickel, a renowned film critic who probably knows more—and writes with greater incision—about the history of film than any contemporary reviewer. Best known as a movie reviewer who spent years writing for Time magazine, Schickel is also an accomplished historian,...

10 Things You Might Not Know About Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini Film

By Editor
May 4, 2024
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1.Federico Fellini was born in the town of Rimini, Italy, and spent his childhood there. He was fascinated by the local circus and carnival performers, which would later influence his films. 2. Fellini began his career as a cartoonist and wrote for a variety of...

Slipping, Sliding, and Slapstick: A Salute to the Birth of Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin Film

By Editor
April 16, 2024
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It’s Charlie Chaplin’s birthday, and you know what that means—time to break out the bowler hat, brush up on your “Little Tramp” walk, and pay tribute to the man who changed the face of comedy forever. Born in London in 1889, Charlie Chaplin (real name...

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin Film Reviews

By Lois Spangler
March 19, 2024
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John McCabe’s insightful biography of Charlie Chaplin is a scholarly work, which will easily engage both young and old. McCabe (1920-2005) is best known for his biographies. In addition to his thorough research for his book on Chaplin, McCabe relied on the extensive notes he...

Alfred Hitchcock: The Man Who Knew Too Much

Alfred Hitchcock Film Reviews

By Frank Caso
February 16, 2024
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When Alfred Hitchcock, the British Labour Party, and Margaret Thatcher are all mentioned on the same page—and it’s the first page—one can surmise that this slim book is going to be both entertaining and edifying. While the volume’s length might signal it as merely an...

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Film

The History of Italian Cinema

Stardom Italian Style

10 Things You Might Not Know About Alfred Hitchcock

Maestros of Suspense: Jack Sullivan Talks About the Role of Music in Alfred Hitchcock’s Films

The Theater and Cinema of Buster Keaton

Film on Paper: The Inner Life of Movies

10 Things You Might Not Know About Federico Fellini

Slipping, Sliding, and Slapstick: A Salute to the Birth of Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Alfred Hitchcock: The Man Who Knew Too Much

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