VOICE CHOICES ARCHIVES

Broken Blossoms, or The Yellow Man and the Girl

by Jim Hoberman

November 24, 2010

Dir. D.W. Griffith (1918).
Lillian Gish was never more expressive, nor D.W. Griffith more Victorian, than in this beautifully composed, exquisitely directed, crassly racist 1917 symphony of sentiment.

Wed., Dec. 1, 7 p.m., 2010

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Dance

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MUSIC

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MUSIC

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by Katherine Turman

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MUSIC

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A 1950s heartthrob survived his own blues, and is still singing them.

by Rafael Alvarez

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Letter From Iran

A Freedom of Choice Revolution Is Roiling Iran

The new generation of Iranians is seeking democracy and separation of religion and state.

by Roshanak Darabi

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