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The Birth of a Nation (D.W. Griffith, 1915)

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

“Formalist text and object lesson in mythmaking, D.W. Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation gets a lavish three-disc presentation, loaded with extras, including a spanking new 1080p transfer, from Kino.” Read my review of The Birth of a Nation, on … Continue reading →

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Capsule Reviews: July 11 – 16

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

The Furies (Anthony Mann, 1950) – 4/5 Fresh from a triple feature of film noir classics (T-Men, Raw Deal and Border Incident [1947-49]) featuring the moody monochrome cinematography of the legendary John Alton, Mann segues into the genre he would … Continue reading →

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