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Make it Snappy

Make it Snappy


Nancy Keefe Rhodes covers film, photo and visual arts for the City Eagle. She has written "Make it Snappy" since December 2006, a weekly film column reviewing both current theatrical releases and DVDs recent and enduring. She is a member of the national Women Film Critics Circle. She archives her film reviews at www.MovieCrossRhodes.blogspot.com. Reach her at nancykeeferhodes@gmail.com.

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May
19

"The Souls of Black Girls" at CFAC this Thursday


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As part of its participation in Th3, the monthly city-wide arts night held on every third Thursday, the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) often screens a film with a discussion afterward, in case gallery visitors wish to stop awhile. While these are sometimes movies you could rent or buy on DVD and just watch at home, CFAC programmers have demonstrated a talent for pairing their visual arts gallery shows with cinema in ways that engenders lively discussion.

This month’s film – which screens Thursday the 21st at 7:00 PM – is Daphne Valerius’ 2006 documentary, “The Souls of Black Girls.” This too is available in commercial DVD format...



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TAGS: Daphne Valerius, The Souls of Black Girls, movies, self-image disorder

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May
26

Johnny Got His Gun (1971/2009)


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In 1971, at the age of 65 and the height of the Vietnam War, screenwriter and novelist Dalton Trumbo decided he would take up directing...



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TAGS: Dalton Trumbo, Johnny Got His Gun, Hollywood Ten, black-listing, war films, Timothy Bottoms, Jason Robards

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