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1999 Stories by Elliott Stein

• Empire and Memory

  published February 16, 1999

  Subtitled "Repercussions and Evocations of the 1899 Philippine-American War," this lively program comprises Hollywood features as well as... More >>

• Three's Company

  published February 9, 1999

  This seems to be pickpocket season. First, a revival of Bresson's transcendental film in the MOMA retro, and now Hermine Huntgeburth's wholly... More >>

• Truth and Consequences

  published February 2, 1999

  The great Scots filmmaker John Grierson is the undoubted father of the British documentary movement. (Indeed, it was Grierson who coined the term... More >>

• The Films of Marcello Mastroianni

  published January 5, 1999

  Marcello Mastroianni was a legendary actor who never tired of making fun of his own legend. His partnering of Sophia Loren in a long series of... More >>

• Best of the Rest

  published January 5, 1999

  It's not just a question of a good or bad year any longer—the decline in the quality of American movies has been precipitous for about two... More >>

• History Repeating

  published January 5, 1999

  When you're re-creating a period in history for a film, in a sense, you're playing God," says filmmaker and historian Kevin Brownlow. "So you'd... More >>