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Jorge Luis Borges: “the epic tradition has been saved for the world by, of all places, Hollywood”

Excerpt from interview with Jorge Luis Borges in The Paris Review Interviews, I. I loved his thoughts here on movies: INTERVIEWER Epic literature has always interested you very much, hasn’t it? BORGES Always, yes. For example, there are many people … Continue reading

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Movie Poster: The Blue Angel

I had this on my wall in college. I have affection for it, and love it as an image, in general. I’d like to get a HUGE version of it to take up an entire wall.

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Happy birthday, Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich was born on Dec. 27, 1901. Peter Bogdonavich on Dietrich: What a remarkably dedicated Old World artist she was! The only German superstar, the one European with the longest international appeal — and this despite two World Wars … Continue reading

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