Wow, yet another film about work. Shocking I know. This is part of a 1978 BBC series looking at a week in the life of various groups of people in the nation. This is from steel workers in a Scottish i
Tonight’s film is 1893’s “Blacksmith Scene,” which I believe is the first film recording of work in history. Of course it is staged work, but still. It’s an interesting m
Hey, I was checking out this Peter Thiel biopic and thought you might want to check it out too. Is his employee J.D. Vance out finding new victims in REAL AMERICA IF THEY’D ONLY PULL UP THEIR BO
Tonight’s film is Jean Vigo’s 1930 release À Propos de Nice. Nominally a street scene type of late silent, as time goes on it moves into both the more experimental, the more silly, the mo
I am surprised that I’ve gotten this far into the series without exploring Soviet film, which I love very much. I love most of your leftist agitprop, even bad versions. But the great versions, w
This MGM-produced travel film from 1942 focuses on the ways and life of western North Carolina. It’s an interesting view into what might appeal to travelers at a time when few did travel, especi
It probably doesn’t surprise you to know that I am a big fan of the workplace safety film. The genre doesn’t get much better than this. I don’t want to spoil this one for you, but ba
I’ve been on my first grave-gathering trip in the COVID era the last couple of days. And let me tell you, it feels good to be away from home. I’ve been in Pennsylvania (is there a law that