I Found It At The Movies: 1927: Sunrise (F.W. Murnau)

I've seen Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans twice in theaters. The first time must have been in France. But I can't remember the exact year or theater. The second time was definitely in Los Angeles, probably in 2000, at the Silent Movie Theater.

It had two different musical scores the two times I saw it, which is not terribly uncommon for films of this period. But this tendency is something that can really alter the experience for me.

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April 27th, 2010 | Category: I Found It At The Movies | By Jeffrey Goodman

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My Life as a Blog: MSNBC/FOX News, “Lost,” “Fringe,” “V” and the Coming Apocalypse

I never miss an episode of “Lost,” “Fringe,” or “V.” Although my wife and I are both left/liberal, we watch both MSNBC and FOX News. Melissa, my wife, thinks it’s important to listen to the other side.

It can get tiresome because “Lost,” “Fringe,” “V” and MSNBC vs. FOX are all the same show: They’re all about two radically opposing forces gearing up for war, and possibly the apocalypse.

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April 25th, 2010 | Category: My Life As a Blog | By Reid Rosefelt

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I Found It At The Movies: 1926: Nana (Jean Renoir)

I have decided to write about my favorite film for each year from 1926-2008. First up, Jean Renoir's 1926 Nana.

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April 23rd, 2010 | Category: I Found It At The Movies | By Jeffrey Goodman

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My Life as a Blog: Bill Forsyth: That Sinking Feeling

Once I got a job writing the press materials for a movie made by one of my favorite moviemakers, but he was known as a stickler, so I was worried there were going to be a lot of rewrites. In the end he just said, “It’s fine. But take out all the exclamation points. I don’t think I’m the kind of guy who talks in exclamation points.”

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April 18th, 2010 | Category: My Life As a Blog | By Reid Rosefelt

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My Life as a Blog: Life Cycles of the Rich and Famous

EMBRYONIC CELEBRITY: The fame of a pre-born child of celebrity parents begins after the pregnancy is announced in the mass media. This is the only celebrity cycle without a name requirement.

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April 11th, 2010 | Category: My Life As a Blog | By Reid Rosefelt

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