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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

Pick of the Week

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.