Saturday, May 19, 2012

DW Griffith's America -- May 19, 2012

I went to the Hyatt Garden Hotel in Foster City to speak to the Daughters of the American Revolution.  After lunch, I talked about DW Griffith, his movie America and the poor performance of movies about the Revolution.  I had fun.  Some of them had opinions about why they don't make many movies about the Revolution and why many of them do poorly at the box office. 
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2 comments:

  1. CaseyMay 21, 2012 at 10:15 AM

    America is a fascinating movie. It's too bad it isn't more widely seen. Unfortunately, few people seem interested in Griffith's work after Orphans of the Storm.

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  2. Joe ThompsonMay 21, 2012 at 7:05 PM

    Casey: Thanks for visiting. I agree. It's a pretty good movie. Not Way Down East or Broken Blossoms, but good. I'm glad I was able to get some non-silent movie fans interested.

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