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Tag: Early Cinema

1898's Come Along Do!

1898: Trailblazing Brits and Birth of the Brighton School

November 1, 2021December 11, 2022ShawnNo Comments
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1897: The Cinema Spreads

July 1, 2020November 20, 2022ShawnNo Comments
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1896: Scenes of Rivers and Canals

June 10, 2020December 10, 2022ShawnNo Comments
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1895: The First European Films Find An Audience

May 29, 2020December 10, 2022ShawnNo Comments
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Letterboxd Reviews

  • The Sting, 1973 - ★★★★
    I love how even when the film withholds certain information for so long, the audience is never confused. Tons of star power and a beautiful […]
  • If I Had a Million, 1932 - ★★½
    Like any anthology film, If I Had A Million has its high and low points. The framing device, a rich dying tycoon giving away a […]
  • Bad Girl, 1931 - ★★★½
    Even though the title suggested a pre-code tale of seduction like Baby Face, you end up with a mature and frank depiction of marital troubles. […]
  • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, 2007 - ★★★★
    I love that no one can tell each other anything outright. There are so many tense scenes of characters talking around their intentions, trying to […]
  • Abraham Lincoln, 1930 - ★★½
    This is one of those biopics that feel more like a checklist of all the famous parts of its subject’s life rather than a depiction […]
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