A Masterly Emily Dickinson Movie
Source: The New Yorker
Film critic Richard Brody reviews a new biopic about poet Emily Dickisnson, who was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, and lived most of her life there.
Arts & Entertainment
The Silent Era of Horror Movies
Source: Horror Film History
Almost from the beginning of film, there have been movies made to frighten viewers. Learn about and watch some classics of the genre.
James Thurber Lost Most of His Eyesight to a Tragic Childhood Accident
Source: Humanities Magazine
Writer and cartoonist James Thurber was once the most popular humorist in America. To reach that peak, the author of “The Macbeth Murder Mystery” had to overcome considerable hardship.
Reel Life: The mesmerizing saga of “56 Up”
Source: CBS News
In the early 1960s, a young filmmaker named Michael Apted worked on a television documentary about how a group of seven-year-olds from different classes viewed their lives. “7 Up” was followed by “14 Up,” “21 Up,” and so on, checking in with the same group of subjects every seven years. Apted’s extraordinary look at ordinary lives continues with “56 Up.”
In Focus: The Prince and the Pauper
Source: History Today
The theme of class can be reflected in photographs as well as prose. Compare Twain’s story with the 1920 King George V incident.
How Andy Serkis is bringing holographic magic to Shakespeare’s The Tempest
Source: The Telegraph
The Royal Shakespeare Company will use sophisticated technology to re-tell The Tempest in an exciting new way in a late 2016 production.
A War of Words
Source: The New York Times
Dartmouth College professor Colleen Glenney Boggs discusses the impact of literature on the Civil War.
Van Gogh and the decision that changed art history
Source: BBC
Vincent Van Gogh turned his failure as a rural preacher into the art that makes him revered as an innovator today.
“Macbeth” Movie Review
Source: RogerEbert.com
Every director approaches Shakespeare’s work in his or her own way. Find out how well the latest film adaptation of the Scottish play works.
The Fairy Tales That Predate Christianity
Source: The Atlantic
Could the tale of Little Red Riding Hood be more than 2,000 years old? Find out about its evolution and the 58 different versions related to this familiar tale.