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Conversation at Harvard is governed by certain tacit rules that preclude the expression of "childish" hopes and desires. "Naive" and "simplistic" are the guns cynics call out when someone commits a blunder, and, if one persists, the ultimate disapproval of "romantic" is mouthed and salving looks are nodded. Brass tacks...
We, the undersigned members of CHFS are seriously disturbed by the OSTWS protest. This protest not only runs counter to the principles of academic freedom and freedom of expression but also reflects a widespread ignorance of the nature of film societies.
And when Faulkner said at the end of his Noble Prize speech that man would endure I don't think anybody today would take him seriously. Of course not writers, which isn't saying that it doesn't bother me. But I think it was poetic expression
The supporting roles are generally well-handled--with one glaring exception. The character of Paul Verrall, as written, is fairly unappealing--self-righteous and stuffy--but Jerry Colker succeeds in making him unbearably obnoxious. His face is frozen into an expression of supreme smugness, broken occasionally by a smile of...
Birth of a Nation is a political movie, espousing political ideas--the incapacity of black people, and the consequent right of white ones to teach them their place--that remain influential today. A showing of such a movie is an appropriate time for mobilizing against these ideas and advocating ideas...