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Tag Archives: Sergei Eisenstein
Memos from David O. Selznick
Excerpts from the addictive Memo from David O. Selznick : The Creation of “Gone with the Wind” and Other Motion Picture Classics, as Revealed in the Producer’s Private Letters, Telegrams, Memorandums, and Autobiographical Remarks, part of the Modern Library “The … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, H.D.
The poet Hilda Doolittle (known as H.D.) was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on September 10, 1886. It is difficult for me to really realize that she was born in Pennsylvania and not Liverpool, her name sounds so My Fair Lady-ish. … Continue reading
Posted in On This Day, writers
Tagged D.H. Lawrence, Ezra Pound, H.D., poetry, Sergei Eisenstein
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Movie Poster: Battleship Potemkin
Speaking of Soviet art and Soviet films: This is a great poster.
The Books: “The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry” – H.D.
Daily Book Excerpt: Poetry: The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry, Volume 1: Modern Poetry, edited by Jahan Ramazani, Richard Ellmann, and Robert O’Clair The woman’s name was Hilda Doolittle. I can’t help but think about My Fair Lady … Continue reading
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Tagged Ezra Pound, H.D., Norton Anthology of Poetry, poetry, Sergei Eisenstein
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Sidney Lumet: On the Importance Of the Score
Excerpt from Sidney Lumet’s Making Movies: Sidney Lumet: The only movie score I’ve heard that can stand on its own as a piece of music is Prokofiev’s “Battle on the Ice” from Alexander Nevsky. I’m told that Eisenstein and Prokofiev … Continue reading
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Tagged Sergei Eisenstein, Sidney Lumet
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Billy Wilder on The Best Film He Has Ever Seen
Excerpt from Conversations with Wilder: “Which is the best picture I have ever seen? My answer always is Battleship Potemkin by Eisenstein.”
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Tagged Billy Wilder, Conversations with Wilder, Sergei Eisenstein
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