The following narrative is a close examination of the seven days of creation as outlined in Book I of Genesis using Robert Alter’s magnificent translation of the Hebrew Bible. Each day unfolds in an orderly devolution, concluding with the creation of mankind. What does this extraordinary moment tell us about…
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) Film Review
12/7/14 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) Director: Freidrich Wilhem Murnau “This song of the Man and his Wife is of no place and every place; you might hear it anywhere, at any time. For wherever the sun rises and sets, in the city’s turmoil or under the open…
Metropolis (1927) Film Review
11/8/14 Metropolis (1927) Director: Fritz Lang ★★★★★ Drawing upon a myriad of imagined dystopian worlds, like those found in the novels of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne, Fritz Lang offers a classic of Expressionism with Metropolis. Its rich subtext is replete with Biblical allegory as well as allusions to the…
The Jazz Singer (1927) Film Review
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