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There are only a few films directly about the National Socialist party – that is, about “the Nazis”. The first of these, SA Mann Brand (1933, dir. Franz Seitz), appeared in the spring after the seizure of power and, coming from a Munich director of light comedies, was a purely opportunistic endeavor that did not even appeal to members of the SA. (more…)
“Cinematography is the most powerful weapon”
“Cinematography is the most powerful weapon”
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Translated by Ondrej Mann.
Films have played a significant role in shaping the 20th century man and continue to do so today. We have therefore decided to identify some trends, titles, and names in cinema that a “man of a certain type” should be familiar with. (more…)
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The following interview with occasional Counter-Currents contributor Martin Lichtmesz was published in Hungarian by the news portal Magyar Jelen on March 2, 2024.
Could you introduce yourself and describe the scope of your activities?
I was born in Vienna in 1976, lived for 14 years in Berlin, and returned to my home country of Austria a decade ago. (more…)
You can buy Trevor Lynch’s Classics of Right-Wing Cinema here.
You can buy Trevor Lynch’s Classics of Right-Wing Cinema here.
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Greg Johnson joined Mark Collett, Natty, and Bill Atheling on a recent broadcast of the Patriotic Alternative Book Club to discuss Trevor Lynch’s Classics of Right-Wing Cinema, a collection of film reviews that delve into cinematic features that are of particular interest to nationalist viewers. An audio recording of the broadcast is now available for download and online listening. (more…)
The rankings of cinema classics are being affected by affirmative action, just like everything else.
The rankings of cinema classics are being affected by affirmative action, just like everything else.
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The results of the Sight and Sound poll of the Greatest Films of All Time were announced earlier this month. The prestigious, once-a-decade poll, which has been conducted since 1952, is widely regarded as an arbiter of the canon of cinema. This year’s results bear the unmistakable influence of film-school fads and rabid identity politics.
This year’s list is noticeably more diverse than the previous one. The number of films made by black directors that appear on it increased from one to seven, and the number of films made by women increased from two to eleven. (more…)
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Greg Johnson did a new solo Ask Me Anything on the latest broadcast of Counter-Currents Radio, and it is now available for download and online listening.
Topics discussed include:
00:33 Thoughts on envy and Bronze Age Pervert
06:46 On Yuval Noah Harari (Jim Goad on Harari; Greg Johnson’s “Money for Nothing“) (more…)
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The film festival has already started, but there’s still time for you to get on board! On April 14th we launched the third edition of the Decameron Film Festival with a lineup of 29 guests who will be discussing great films every day for a month. (more…)
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is in the public domain. You can watch it here.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is best remembered today for being the film that launched the career of Rudolf Valentino. (more…)
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Eilish. Billie Eilish.
Never afraid to wring every drop of money out of a pop sensation, this is who the film industry is having sing the theme to the new James Bond film, No Time to Die. The media is billing this interestingly; the New York Times covered the song with glowing praise and a mention of Eilish being the youngest person to ever record a Bond theme. (more…)
Dearden and his clapper.
Dearden and his clapper.
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For decades now, I’ve been waiting for someone to package an oversized picture book called The Films of Basil Dearden. The 1970s would have been a good time for that, since Dearden died in ’71 (car accident), and this mid-rank British director was in need of appreciation. (more…)
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Reputation-wise, Bernardo Bertolucci (1941-2018) missed a good bet by not dying a quarter-century ago, rather than lingering on for years of illness and diminishing fame. Orson Welles spent his lengthy dotage introducing himself to new generations as a pitchman for Paul Masson wine, and that seemed pretty sad, but at least people knew who he was. When the equally talented Bertolucci died on November 26, he had almost no public profile at all. (more…)
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Part 3 of 3 (Part 1 here; Part 2 here)
Jay Dyer
Esoteric Hollywood: Sex, Cults and Symbols in Film
Walterville, Or.: Trine Day, 2016 (more…)
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Part 2 of 3 (Part 1 here)
Jay Dyer
Esoteric Hollywood: Sex, Cults and Symbols in Film
Walterville, Or.: Trine Day, 2016 (more…)