By Moira Sullivan. The reviews for The Great Gatsby were not overwhelmingly positive and most critics, including myself, recognized the film as ambitious but flawed. As an out of competition film, this imperfection is expected. Still, it is the kind of film that will attract audiences as it did a […]
The Best Years of Our Lives: a Revaluation
By Christopher Sharrett. While writing an essay on the post-Vietnam film Rolling Thunder, I thought of William Wyler’s much-applauded 1946 film The Best Years of Our Lives, about three veterans returning at the close of World War II. I revisit this film often, but as much as I appreciate it […]
Nine Questions about ‘The Hitchcock 9’: an interview with Rob Byrne of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival
By Michael T. Toole. ‘The Hitchcock 9’ – the master of suspense’s nine earliest surviving works, newly restored by the British Film Institute – begin a US tour at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival on June 14-16 at the historic Castro Theater. Film International’s Michael T. Toole posed nine […]