The Bicycle Thief
Vittoria de Sica’s classic 1947 film, The Bicycle Thief, has probably been written about more than any other film in history. At one time, film audiences considered it to be the best film ever made;...
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A biopic, a non-documentary film that dramatizes the life of a real, historical person, presents a challenge not only to film-makers but to audiences as well. Accuracy issues are always at stake when a...
View ArticleFriendship, A Transformational Narrative
Sociologists have given us pretty accurate stats about the majority of us marrying or having intimate relationships, endogamously—that is, inside of our class, race, religion, and/or economic status....
View ArticleBliss, Honor Killing, and Turkish Cinema
Demonizing the Enemy, the Old Battle Between East and West Those of us who are cultural-diversity followers continue to be intrigued by the global verbal battle going on between the conservatives on...
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Winter Sleep, 2014 Nuri Bilge Ceylan Interiority, Pathos, Survival There are many things to like about Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s exquisite film, “Winter Sleep.” (Palme d’Or winner at Cannes Film Festival,...
View ArticleBicycle Thieves, a Review
Images and Story: Call and Response Vittoria de Sica’s classic 1947 film, The Bicycle Thief, has probably been written about more than any other film in history. At one time, film audiences considered...
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This Website will be devoted to essays and insights related to diversity, addiction/recovery, psychological growth issues, global perspectives, the disenfranchised, aesthetics, and cultural values....
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