D.W. Griffith

32 Films That Begin With Leaving a Mental Institution
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32 Films That Begin With Leaving a Mental Institution

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 / 13 March 2020

"Crazy" movies for crazy times. These 32 films make the case for the recently-escaped-or-released-mental-patient narrative as its own subgenre, replete with a language of recurring themes, plot devices, and character archetypes.

Dinosaur D.W. Griffith’s Final Roar Is Heard in ‘One Million B.C.’
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Dinosaur D.W. Griffith’s Final Roar Is Heard in ‘One Million B.C.’

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 / 16 January 2018

Hollywood has little use for its pre-history and D. W. Griffith never had Hal Roach's business sense.

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Nate Parker’s ‘The Birth of a Nation’ Is a Lose-Lose for the Academy

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 / 11 November 2016
“Mise en Abyme”: DJ Spooky on the Recursive Loops of Culture
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“Mise en Abyme”: DJ Spooky on the Recursive Loops of Culture

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 / 21 September 2015
DJ Spooky's Rebirth of a Nation is a "destabilizing" remix of D.W. Griffith's original propagandist film, performed by Kronos Quartet. Spooky (aka Paul D. Miller) shares the evolution of the film's relevance and his unique take on how life imitates art.
DJ Spooky with Kronos Quartet: Rebirth of a Nation
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DJ Spooky with Kronos Quartet: Rebirth of a Nation

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 / 16 September 2015
Did you ever get the urge to "remix" a movie? One that just really stuck in your craw like nothing else? DJ Spooky lives out an artistic wet dream on Rebirth of a Nation.
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Our Ever-Shifting Image and Idea of the Son of God: ‘The Color of Christ’

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 / 21 October 2012
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D.W. Griffith’s Morality Tale, ‘Way Down East’, has One of the Greatest Movie Finalés, Ever

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 / 6 February 2012
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The Not-So-Global Globes: International Tensions in the Film Industry

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 / 23 January 2012
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The 100 Essential Directors Part 4: Samuel Fuller – John Huston

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 / 11 August 2011
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Griffith Masterworks 2

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 / 18 December 2008