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New Book: Cineliteracy, 1927-2027–What You Need to Know about 1938 as Movie Year
August 19, 2026 By EmanuelLevy
Cineliteracy 1938: What You Need to Know About 1938 as a Movie Year
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Thérèse Raquin (1928): Jacques Feyder Third Silent Film of Zola Novel
Jacques Feyder directed Thérèse Raquin in 1928, the third silent film adaptation of Emile Zola’s 1867 novel.
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New Book: Cineliteracy, 1927-2027–What You Need to Know about 1938 as Movie Year
Cineliteracy 1938: What You Need to Know About 1938 as a Movie Year
Reviews

Vinyl (1965): Andy Wahol’s Adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ Novel, “A Clockwork Orange”
The first adaptation of the Anthny Burgess’ 1962 novel, Vinyl was made by Andy Warhol six years before Stanley Kubrick’s more elaborate, lavish and controversial picture, A Clockwork Orange.
La Cocina (“The Kitchen”): Alonso Ruizpalacios’ New, Multicultural Version of Arnold Wesker’s 1957 Play “The Kitchen”
La Cocina, based on 1957 play “The Kitchen” by Arnold Wesker, had already been adapted to 1961 film, “The Kitchen”
My Undesirable Friends: Loktev’s Landmark Docu, Part 1: Last Air in Moscow
Even the most innocuous videos posted must be accompanied by message declaring that it’s the product of media
End of Oak Street, The: David Robert Mitchell (“It Follows”) Sci-Fi Thriller, Starring Anne Hathaway
David Robert Mitchell (It Follows) wrote and directed “The End of Oak Street,” about suburban family whose neighborhood is suddenly blipped to prehistoric times.





