So nigh is grandeur to our dust, So near is God to man, When Duty whispers low, Thou must, The youth replies, I can. -Ralph Waldo Emerson Close your eyes for a second and think of the American West.…
History According to Hollywood: The Civil War – Part 1
“But as Pontius Pilate said, what is the truth?” – D.W Griffith In a bout of historical irony, the first Union troops to enter Richmond at end of the Civil War were African-American. The Confederacy Capital, bombarded and shelled, stood…
The Film Canon: Star Wars (1977)
It feels a little silly to include Star Wars in a compendium of films you must see, if only because it’s a given that everyone’s already seen it. When someone tells me they haven’t seen Star Wars, I briefly consider…