John Ford

Imagine that! Checker can score

During his 4 years at the University of Wisconsin, forward Matthew Ford was used in a defensive capacity and tallied just 39 points. My, how times have changed. The 24-year-old rookie is off to a torrid start with the Charlotte...

State Ordered to Pay Attorneys' Fees in Ophelia Ford Case

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A federal judge has ordered the state to pay $117,000 in attorneys fees to state Sen. Ophelia Ford after she filed a lawsuit trying to stop the Senate from voiding her win in a 2005 special election. The...

Sacred soil

BY the time soldiers arrived, the Navajo knew their fate. They came on a cold morning, in the first week of January 1864. Silhouetted against the low winter sun, lines of cavalrymen split in two groups, fanning out along the...

W&J film series to show 'How Green Was My Valley'

"How Green Was My Valley" will always be known as the movie that emerged from a field of 10 nominees, including "Citizen Kane," to be named Best Picture of 1941 by Academy Award voters. Directed by Oscar winner John Ford, it...

If Hollywood ran the elections

By Susan Dunne | The Hartford Courant "Wag The Dog": Another president, another sex scandal. Barry Levinson directs this 1997 satire about a president facing re-election, who gets caught in a dalliance with an underage girl. He...

Chris Manley

10 Cinematographers to Watch: 'Mad' about the '60s -- Mad Men" d.p. Chris Manley has a kind of era-sensitive litmus test for the shots he sets up on the Emmy-winning series. "We're really trying to remain true to the period,"...

Our 10 favorite election movies

Over the years, Hollywood has made boatloads of political movies, but far fewer that have dealt specifically with the election process. Some terrific films have had elections as a part of the overall story line — "Citizen...

Feature: Interview: Gavin O'Connor On "Pride And Glory"

by Peter Sobczynski The director of "Tumbleweeds" and "Miracle" talks about his latest film, the Edward Norton-Colin Farrell cop drama "Pride and Glory." Despite the attention and critical acclaim that he received for the film,...

Treasures III, A Cottage on Dartmoor, and Valentino

A column on the world of early cinema by DVDTalk reviewer John Sinnott After a quiet start to the year, the end of 2007 is becoming filled with great silent film releases. In this column I have reviews of Anthony...

Feature: Interview: Gavin O'Connor On "Pride And Glory"

by Peter Sobczynski The director of "Tumbleweeds" and "Miracle" talks about his latest film, the Edward Norton-Colin Farrell cop drama "Pride and Glory." Despite the attention and critical acclaim that he received for the film,...