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Red Hollywood

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Richard Brody The New Yorker Jul 20, 2020
[An] extraordinary documentary... Go to Full Review Calum Marsh Village Voice Nov 26, 2014
Rigorously argued and exhaustively researched. Go to Full Review Manohla Dargis New York Times Apr 4, 2011
An intellectual tour through some of American cinema's most politically idealistic moments and some of its most pessimistic. Go to Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Mar 10, 2015
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Indispensable. Go to Full Review Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Jan 19, 2015
C
In the end, this film is an interesting, but disjointed look at the efforts of blacklisted filmmakers to influence society. It isn't always successful in convincingly illustrating its claims, but it is historically important. Go to Full Review Daniel Eagan Film Journal International Aug 15, 2014
The directors make no pretense at objectivity... By limiting their examples to "filmwork created by the victims of the Hollywood Blacklist," they ignore a mainstream cinema that was considerably more complex than they are willing to admit. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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walter m @Harlequin68 Aug 24, 2014 As an informative documentary about the Hollywood Blacklist, "Red Hollywood" is less interested in the martyrdom of those involved than it is in exploring the question of the work involved and any progressive issues raised in those movies. It also makes a great case for worshiping Susan Hayward, by the way. But to me the most interesting thing about this cine-essay is not what it imparts directly, but the movies it references and how obscure they are, especially for Hollywood movies. I mean, yes, "Women of the Year" and "On the Waterfront" are mentioned here. But I did not see "Try and Get Me" until last year and the only reason I knew about the semi-clasic "Salt of the Earth" was because it was written about in 'Alternate Oscars' by Danny Peary who contrasted it with "On the Waterfront," released the same year. On the other hand, I have seen the minor red-baiting John Wayne movie "Big Jim McLain" which leads off "Red Hollywood." See more Read all reviews
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Noël Burch

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