LANE: LORD OF THE RINGS Sep 21, 2009
The Lord of the Rings at MOMA : The New Yorker. by September 28, 2009. (New Yorker)
Lionel Barrymore of Famous Theatric... Jun 21, 2009
Lionel Barrymore of Famous Theatrical Family. Lionel Barrymore of Famous Theatrical Family. (Suite101.com)
Torture whitewash from The Dark Side Apr 28, 2009
("We conclude that - although sleep deprivation and use of the waterboard present more substantial questions in certain aspects under the statute and the use of tile waterboard raises the most substantial issue - none of these specific techniques, considered individually, would violate the prohibition in sections 134:02340A.") As for the whole movie - a 21st century remix of a D W Griffith epic - it could be called Death of a Nation. The US Senate report, also just released, reads like deja vu... (Asia Times Online)
Anthony Lane: D. W. Griffith’s “Broken Blossoms,” at MOMA. Feb 8, 2009
On the Waterfront: Critic's Notebook: The New Yorker. D. W. Griffith s Broken Blossoms, which screens at MOMA on Jan. 29, is ninety years old, and in some respects the film is looking its age. (New Yorker)
