Found this thread late but I’ll toss in my 2-cents: I like most kinds of music (I admit I don’t get rap/hip-hop) so here’s a list of the CD’s I’ve recently listened to (they are still on my desk, waiting for me to re-shelve them): Elvis Costello and the Imposters--momofuku Nick Drake--Fruit Tree Jet...

I’m really sorry I didn’t get to see this, it sounds fantastic. I rather like Karajan, particularly the Brahms Symphonies (although I prefer Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony), but nobody could touch Karajan and the Berlin when performing Richard Strauss (in my humble opinion). Generally my taste...

This is a documentary after my own heart. Being born before video cameras, I never had the chance to make my own movies. My parents wouldn’t dare getting a ten-year old a super-8 camera because they knew I’d be shooting rolls and rolls of film (and needing it developed, which would add up fast). Tha...

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! Being new to forums, I was a bit apprehensive in jumping in, but everyone has been so friendly (and understanding), that I already feel at home. Again, thanks. Klondike, I appreciate the comments about the length of my musings. I do tend to ramble, though, and I...

Hi Chris, I completely agree. The only bad thing about home video is the loss of discovering these amazing films on late-night TV (I, too, missed many an episode of Scooby-Doo in order to see the Wolfman battle the Frankenstein Monster [the Monster obviously won, by the way!]). In New York (Jersey, ...

I still believe that Griffith never intended to make a racist film and was confounded by the accusations when the film was released. I suspect that confronted by the vitriol (coupled with the film’s mega-success), Griffith felt the need to protect his work of art (which is what Birth is, among other...

The first time I saw Bride of Frankenstein was on Creature Features on a Saturday night. Outside, the weather was storming, lightening and thunder (what better way to watch a horror movie?) I distinctly remember being terrified when the Monster was rampaging around the cemetery when my father, who s...

I am very interested in reading this book. I think context does play some part in the racism discussion, and it appears that this is what Melvyn Stoke’s book provides. Considering Dixon’s original book and how adamantly Griffith defended his film and its content as historically true, it’s hard not t...

I agree that this is a great collection. While a secondary character in Ace of Hearts , Chaney gives a standout performance. I have a little trouble with Leatrice Joy’s character, however. She plays Lilith, the sole woman committed to the “cause”, only to completely renounce the “cause” after a nigh...

Since all three gave such terrific performances as their ‘monsters’, I find it difficult to pick just one. It’s interesting that Chaney was the only one to play all three monsters (four, if you include the Mummy, and why wouldn’t you?), but it’s unfair to compare his Frankenstein monster to that of ...

It’s great news that Kino is releasing the Sjöström DVD’s. Just last week I re-watched the Kino laserdisc of The Outlaw and His Wife and was again taken with the spectacular scenery as well as the natural performances. I suppose it’s best to wait until the release of the DVD to discuss the film furt...

Hello. My name is Kevin and I’m new to this board (and posting in forums at all), so please forgive me if I’m doing this incorrectly. I’ve loved movies since I got my very own (albeit used) 8mm projector for Christmas when I was eight years old (and discovered how wonderful it was to watch the 4-min...