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BACK TO GOD’S COUNTRY/SOMETHING NEW: This Double Feature Is Of More Than Passing Interest

BACK TO GOD’S COUNTRY (1919) was one of the major successes of Canadian film pioneer Nell Shipman. It has the distinction of being the oldest surviving Canadian feature film and was also the subject of a great deal of controversy because of Shipman’s nude outdoor bathing scene at the beginning. Based on a then wellContinue reading “BACK TO GOD’S COUNTRY/SOMETHING NEW: This Double Feature Is Of More Than Passing Interest”

CYRANO (1925): French Silent Version Holds Its Own

I have always been attracted to the story of CYRANO DE BERGERAC. I first encountered it as a CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED comic book back in the early 1960s. Shortly after that I saw the famous 1950 film version with Jose Ferrrer which appeared many times on TV when I was growing up. Once I got toContinue reading “CYRANO (1925): French Silent Version Holds Its Own”