D.W. Griffith, the pioneer motion picture director and producer, always dreamed big. During his early years in the industry he filmed hundreds of movies, mostly one- and two-reelers. And in his later ...

Prior to his premature death at age 45 in 1955, James Agee was our most artful composer of film criticism, and what he recommended, one would do well to check out. It might seem quaint now, but Agee ...