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Heart of Spain (1937)
Heart of Spain (1937)
Six years before the Motion Picture Academy awarded the first Oscar for a documentary film, Leo Hurwitz created "Heart of Spain", a film which recorded for posterity the early activities of Hitler's Nazi Party in Spain in 1936. Before the style and structure of feature film documentaries had been established, Mr. Hurwitz's masterfully demonstrated his story telling abilities. Well edited, this film is a must see for all those interested in the development of the documentary films. Years later, when the people of Germany claimed that they were not aware of what Hitler had been doing, this film was pointed to. "Heart of Spain" played widely in motion picture theaters throughout the United States and many other countries before World War II broke out. It is no wonder that in 1942, CBS Television appointed Mr. Hurwitz as the first Director of Film for this young television network. Under Mr. Hurwitz's leadership, CBS became a leader in the area of documentaries..... but that's another story.
Islands in the Stream (1977)
Why isn't this wonderful movie on DVD?
Of all of Hemingway's works that have been converted to film, this is the best. This is George C. Scott's best performance. Every element in the art of film comes together in this production so as to create a dramatically effective presentation. This is a must see movie.
Gangs of New York (2002)
More people are hacked to death, than words used by the actors.
It appears Mr. Scorsese has reached end of the road. He has nothing to say and thinks bloodbath after bloodbath will hold our interest. His story is poorly set up, and told. The graphic violence is repulsive, and so continuous, boring. The filmmaker manages to involve the civil war so he can intertwine even more deaths. Mr. Scorsese has spent a lot of time thinking about death; he should spend some time thinking about life. Too bad this once talented man can't return to the art of filmmaking.