The Birth of a Nation NewsNews on The Birth of a Nation continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Percussionist returns to WU Film Series- February 27, 2008 A: WILLIAM HOOKER Go to the Web site or MySpace page of William Hooker and you'll discover one of the most creative minds at work today. via The Webster Journalhttp://www.topix.net/movies/the-birth-of-a-nation/2008/02/percussionist-returns-to-wu-film... Dream factory- February 24, 2008 "We think that this step is positively and absolutely necessary to protect the great motion picture public from threatening combinations and trusts that would force upon them mediocre productions and machine-made entertainment." Nearly 90 years ago, Hollywood's top talent set up United Artists in a bid to escape interference and exert artistic control. via Guardian Unlimitedhttp://www.topix.net/movies/the-birth-of-a-nation/2008/02/dream-factory?fromrss=1 'First tragedy ever filmed' to be screened at St. Olaf- February 18, 2008 "If the films for which pioneering American filmmaker D.W. Griffith is most famous," says Diana Postlethwaite, who currently holds the Boldt Chair for the Humanities at St. via Northfield.orghttp://www.topix.net/movies/the-birth-of-a-nation/2008/02/first-tragedy-ever-filmed-to-be-... ALMANAC- February 11, 2008 On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. In 1910 the Boy Scouts of America was ... via Chicago Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/movies/the-birth-of-a-nation/2008/02/almanac?fromrss=1 February 8: Entertainment History- February 9, 2008 On February 8, 1915, the motion picture "The Birth of a Nation," directed by D.W. Griffith, premiered in Los Angeles. via KTHV-TVhttp://www.topix.net/movies/the-birth-of-a-nation/2008/02/february-8-entertainment-history... A Look Back Into Our Past- February 8, 2008 "Liberty and union, one and inseparable, now and forever!" If you ever have the opportunity to peruse "greatest movies of all time" lists , usually included is D.W. Griffith's 1915 epic, "The Birth of a Nation." Problem is, because of its overt racism , you'll never ... via From On Highhttp://www.topix.net/movies/the-birth-of-a-nation/2008/02/a-look-back-into-our-past?fromrs... |