Pick of the Week
Oscar Actors: Bullock, Sandra–Opens Up for on ALS Death of Partner Bryan Randall
‘My Person Left A Lot Earlier Than the Body Left’
Levy Unfiltered
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
Cabiria (1914): Giovanni Pastrone’s Italian Silent Epic (Cineliteracy 2014)
Giovanni Pastrone’s Italian silent epic was groundbreaking in its grandiose scale and radical use of a moving camera, pushing cinema forward technologically.
Unknown, The (1927): Tod Browning’s Haunting Horror Masterpiece, Starring Lon Chaney (Cineliteracy 1927)
The Unknown is widely regarded as a masterpiece of the late silent film era and the most outstanding of the 10 Browning-Chaney collaborations, eight of them at MGM.
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”
