The Horror of Smallpox! Disease and Film Noir
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw6F9O9FGco Diamond smuggling! Disease! Murder! These and more are the subject of the 1950 film noir The Killer That Stalked New York. The film follows Shelia Bennet, one of a...
View ArticleGrand Illusion Tackles Class Relations During WWI
On Friday, October 25, the New-York Historical Society will host a free showing of Grand Illusion, with opening remarks by David Denby and Kati Marton, as part of its WWI and Its Legacy Film series....
View ArticleAbraham Lincoln: The Coolest President?
In case you hadn’t heard, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has made its way to the big screen. Starring Benjamin Walker, it traces the President as he discovers that vampires are planning to take over...
View ArticleHenry James’s (and Later William Wyler’s) Washington Square
This Friday, the New-York Historical is presenting William Wyler’s The Heiress (1949) as part of our free Friday night film series. Based on Henry James’ 1880 story Washington Square, the film stars...
View ArticleColonel Blimp: How A British Cartoon Become A Beloved Movie Figure
This Friday, the New-York Historical Society will present a free screening of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, the 1943 classic that follows the life of the titular character through the Second...
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