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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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Reg Hartt: THE NIGHT KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN GAVE MY GRANDMOTHER A REASON TO LIVE

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August 1, 2023

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My first job was cutting chickens with a bandsaw for J. J. Hilsinger in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Met the Colonel. After a year I said, “Make me a cook or I quit.” Ordered KFC for the first time in a long time last week. It arrived looking terrible and tasting worse. J. J . ran a tight ship. The people in charge today are not doing that. https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/a-brief-history-of-jj-hilsinger-and-his-chickens-125242 , Reg Hartt: THE NIGHT KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN GAVE MY GRANDMOTHER A REASON TO LIVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEds34vIbFU