‘The Voice of the Violin’: Art and Social Justice at American Biograph Co.

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  “When we come into our own there will be no high, no low, and all will be equal” reads the sign at a meeting of “social justice” warriors in Biograph’s 1909 feature film, “The Voice of the Violin.” D.W. … Continued

Millennials and the End of Classic Cinema

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Like many others who grew up loving classic Hollywood movies, I’ve been discouraged to find those feelings not shared by so-called millennials and others in the digital age. I noticed this first some years back when I made the mistake … Continued