Read Indepth Article Oct 9, 2004
As visitors view the video/sound installation Arrow, images of Constance Talmadge, as the violent Babylonian tomboy "The Mountain Girl" from D.W. Griffith's epic silent film Intolerance (1916), appear briefly out of complete darkness. The creation is made with the structure and timing of a thunderstorm: the flashes of image have the irregular lengths of lightning, and guitar and bass parallel rain and thunder. (AbsoluteArts.com)
[Full Story] Feb 28, 2004
The two recent movies about the life of Christ are the latest in a long line which began with a segment in D.W. Griffith's silent film classic Intolerance (1916) and continued through Hollywood epics in the 1960s ' The Greatest Story Ever Told and The King Of Kings. There have been two noted musicals about Christ ' Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell, both released in 1973 ' as well as the two so-called scandal films ' The Life of Brian (1979) and The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). (Toronto Star -- Arts)
UC Santa Cruz film professor wins 'Academy Award' Dec 4, 2003
"She took on all of the hot button issues of the decade, including contraception, capital punishment, drug abuse, religious intolerance, and labor issues. Her career flourished during a period when the industry was open to activist filmmakers. By the '20s, that era was largely gone, as the industry shifted more towards glamour, entertainment, and escapism.". Stamp added that during the 1910s and early '20s, women held a degree of influence in Hollywood that remains unmatched even today (UC... (press release)
Thanksgiving in the Movies: Myth vs. Reality Nov 14, 2003
There is a substantial body of scholars who believe that the Native Americans encountered by the English were systematically taken advantage of, killed, or sold into slavery, and that the Pilgrims were grim religious zealots who'd been kicked out of England because of their complete intolerance of the beliefs of others. They considered the Indians to be tools of the Devil (classicfilm.about.com, United States)
Not of this Earth Nov 6, 2003
A classic B-movie that functions just fine as a cheap thriller but resonates moredeeply as an allegory of political and cultural conformity and intolerance. ... (Oregonian, OR)
