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“What I like about The CineForum and Reg Hartt and what makes him a valuable figure is his belief in cinema as a living, breathing thing, something to be enjoyed and argued about, not genuflected at or framed on a wall and revered at a respected distance. In his presentations he refutes the conventional wisdom that films like THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915), THE BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN (1925), and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925) are better appreciated as historical artifacts than entertainments. To see KID DRACULA, his show that pairs F. W. Murnau’s NOSFERATU (1922) with Radiohead to surprisingly effective results is to be reminded that the classics were made for the raw public before they were made for cinema studies syllabi. I have rarely felt a film’s greatness in a classroom but I have often felt it at Reg Hartt’s CineForum.”—a cinema studies student.

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Marilyn Monroe

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December 2, 2020

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Week_with_Marilyn

Watching MY WEEK WITH MARILYN one moment in the film entranced me so much I had to see the film it was taken from (THE PRICE AND THE SHOWGIRL). Here at the start of this clip it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOkv4jV1-Bo . Perhaps it won’t out of context, have the same magic for you.

As I watched the picture I found myself astonished by the power of spectacular grace and beauty.

When Covid passes I shall be running her films. I will be seeing them with new eyes.

You are welcome to join me.–Reg Hartt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLoJTzkhOmQ&t=5s