Birth of a Nation

  • Movie News

The Jazz Singer and Blackface: How Hollywood’s Origins Will Always Be Entwined with Racism

Viewers who tuned into ABC News on Oct. 3, 1977, heard that the The Jazz Singer — a film released 50…

4 years ago
  • Directing

More Than a Statistic: Rape Scenes Require Sensitivity and Realism, Says the Director of The Light of the Moon

I am not sure if I can pinpoint the exact moment when I became acutely conscious of the way rape…

6 years ago
  • Festivals

Festival Beat: Classic Films Find New Expression at Dallas VideoFest 2017

In Dallas, autumn’s arrival means there’s one cultural event not to be missed: Dallas VideoFest, a film festival committed to…

7 years ago
  • Festivals

Sundance Film Festival: 12 Breakthroughs from Park City 2016

A happy year at Sundance offers forth not a spring of fresh blood, but a geyser. This was one of…

8 years ago