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Entries by John Farr from 11/2008

Best Movies By Farr: Obama's Glorious Leap, and Key Films About The African-American Experience

| Posted 11.10.2008
Read More: Denzel Washington, Paul Winfield, Slavery, Cicely Tyson, Spike Lee, African-Americans, African-American Films, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Sidney Poitier, News

Prior to the 1960s, race portrayals in movies were mostly confined to servants and railroad porters. Only with the advent of the Civil Rights movement did the film industry dare address the authentic black experience.

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The Best Scorsese Movies by Farr

| Posted 11.24.2008
Read More: Scorsese Movies, Movies, Martin Scorsese, The Rolling Stones, Goodfellas, The King of Comedy, Mean Streets, Shine a Light Reviews, Bob Dylan: No Direction Home, Best Scorsese Films, Bob Dylan, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, The Departed, Taxi Driver, Scorsese Films, The Last Waltz, Shine a Light, The Band, Raging Bull, Video, News

More than any other director I can think of, Scorsese is totally, 100% committed to the art of cinema, the classic example of someone doing what he's best at and what he loves. This is a man gloriously consumed by film.

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The Best Food Movies by Farr

| Posted 11.26.2008
Read More: Big Night, Babette's Feast, Tom Jones, Like Water for Chocolate, Mostly Martha, Food Movies, Stand by Me, The Leopard, A Matter of Taste, Movies, Movies About Food, Eat Drink Man Woman, Vatel, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Movies, Thanksgiving Commentary, News

My own top picks for food-themed movies were all released in the past twenty years, and most emanate from distant shores. So, let's take a little trip around the world.

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