From the Film Vault
Program Notes: Going Blind (2010)
In Going Blind (2010) former network TV news producer and documentarist Joseph Lovett aims his camera at sightless or visually challenged New Yorkers. The idea is to show us how individuals cope with blindness.
Program Notes: Night of the Living Dead (1968)
George Romero's classic Night of the Living Dead (1968) isn’t the best zombie movie ever. Just the most important.
New On the DVD Shelves: Meek's Cutoff (2010)
Set in the 1840s, Meek’s Cutoff follows a tiny wagon train winding its way westward toward the lush Pacific Northwest. In the hands of minimalist filmmaker Kelly Reichart the usual elements of the classic oater are either not present or subverted into something entirely new.
In Praise of the Undead
Okay, I get it. Vampires are sexy. Smart. Tormented. No wonder they’re now a staple of chick lit. But when it comes to the dead arising and going forth to do mayhem, give me a flesh-chomping zombie horde any day.
Movie Quiz: The Duke Speaks
John Wayne may have played more memorable characters and uttered more quoteworthy lines than any other actor in American film. For today’s quiz, match the movie title with the Duke’s character and a line of dialogue he spoke in that film. Pilgrim.
