Robert Wiene Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920) (1:11)
Very influential yet seldom remade.
Aug 26 2012
Aug 25 2012
Paul Wegener– Der Golem: wie er in die Welt kam (1920) (1:41)
Not just a horror flick, but as far as can be told an authentic piece of ghetto folklore. Of the 3 films by Wegener on the subject this is the most watchable and complete.
Aug 24 2012
A goner, just like Frankie and the Wolf. Original appearance May 3, 2011. Can you spot all the 1946 pop culture references? You’re a better man than I am Gunga Din (1939).
Aug 23 2012
Sometimes it’s here, sometimes it’s not. What do I care? This originally appeared here on May 3, 2011.
Aug 21 2012
“You Were Right, Sylvester.” This was originally posted here April 29, 2011 and was the 26,000th essay on DocuDharma.
Aug 20 2012
Aug 19 2012
(T)he greatest comedy ever made, the greatest Civil War film ever made, and perhaps the greatest film ever made.
Orson Welles
Buster Keaton– The General (1926) (1:44)
Aug 17 2012
The past is never forgotten; it’s never even past
This originally appeared here April 27, 2011.
Aug 16 2012