Thursday, July 22, 2010

Madness and Civilization

At Moving Image Source:

When Charlie Chaplin's Monsieur Verdoux was released in April 1947, its director was already on his way to becoming persona non grata in American culture. On top of personal scandal...

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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Elizabeth Hardwick Shines On

At The L Magazine:

Hardwick, who died in late 2007, is most famous as a critic, and perhaps the most remarkable aspect of her essays was her cutting psychological insight. The first eight stories here, written between 1946 and 1959, are penetrating, richly detailed character sketches...

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