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From Prohibiting to Demanding: The Newest Unnecessary and Anti-Art Regulations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Most folks with even a cursory knowledge of American film history knows about the Hayes Code. In brief: the Hayes Code was implemented by the film industry in the early 1930s primarily to avoid government censorship and to attempt to … Continue reading

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Tough Films, Great Performances: The Informer (1935) and The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)

I’m not sure exactly what I imagined The Informer to be, but it wasn’t what I expected. This is the film that gave John Ford his first of four Best Director Oscars (still unmatched) and gave an Oscar to lead … Continue reading

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