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Author: Howard Curle

Guest Post: Considering Anthony Asquith

Posted on August 24, 2019August 22, 2019 by Howard Curle
Heathley (James Donald) and Brian (Patric Doonan) take the M-7 up for a test flight without authorization in Anthony Asquith's The Net (1953)

Guest contributor Howard Curle examines The Net (1953), a little-known film by Anthony Asquith which combines elements of science fiction and Cold War thriller with a drama about a troubled marriage. Howard finds stylistic links which hearken back to Asquith’s brilliant silent films from the late ’20s.

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A Weimar Cinema Revelation: Harbour Drift (1929), part two

Posted on August 30, 2014March 25, 2016 by Howard Curle

Guest blogger Howard Curle continues his investigation of the silent Weimar feature Harbour Drift (1929) through a look at the film’s producer Willi Munzenberg and the film’s critical reception.

Guest blog:
A Weimar Cinema Revelation: Harbour Drift (1929), part one

Posted on August 23, 2014March 25, 2016 by Howard Curle

Guest blogger Howard Curle discovered a fascinating, previously unknown film and filmmaker at the 2014 San Francisco Silent Film Festival: Harbour Drift by Leo Mittler.

Guest blog: David Lean’s The Sound Barrier (1952)

Posted on August 28, 2013March 26, 2016 by Howard Curle

Howard Curle recalls another formative experience with William K Everson’s class at NYU in the ’70s; The Sound Barrier, a key film in David Lean’s career

Guest blog: William K. Everson & British Film part 2

Posted on September 7, 2011March 27, 2016 by Howard Curle

Guest blogger Howard Curle follows up his previous account of William K. Everson’s class on British Cinema at New York University with an in-depth look at one of the movies Everson introduced him to: John Baxter’s Love on the Dole (1941). John Baxter & Love on the Dole (1941) By Howard Curle One of the […] Read More

Guest blog: William K. Everson & British Film

Posted on June 26, 2011August 25, 2017 by Howard Curle

When my friend Howard Curle offered to write a guest post for my blog, I was happy to accept. Howard has taught film here in Winnipeg for many years, initially at the University of Manitoba and now at the University of Winnipeg, and we occasionally get together to watch and discuss movies from my collection […] Read More

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Kenneth George Godwin, Film Editor
I have been editing a wide range of film and video projects, both documentary and drama, for two-and-a-half decades. I started at the Winnipeg Film Group, cutting on Steenbeck 16mm flatbeds, adopted Avid in 1995, and have used FinalCut Pro quite extensively over the past ten years. Projects I have worked on have screened – and won awards – at festivals around the world.read more >>

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