Restored Silent Film ‘Little Orphant Annie’ Conjures Goblins and the Horrors of Poverty
Annie is a servant who delights in telling tales of spooks and spirits, always ending with the refrain "An' the Gobble-uns'll git you ef you Don't Watch Out!"
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Jean-Pierre Melville’s ‘Le Samouraï’ Plays with the Perils of the Loner
Under the lens of cultural and historical context, as well as understanding the reflective nature of popular culture, it's hard not to read this film as a cautionary tale about the limitations of isolationism.
We Destroyed New York Long Ago with ‘Deluge’
Here’s a rediscovery for fans of old-school physical effects and early sci-fi talkies: 1933 disaster film Deluge.