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THE ART OF THE STEAL
Albert C. Barnes, born into a working class Philadelphia family, went to medical school and later made a fortune after developing a successful antiseptic, and afterward devoted himself to art. In 1922, partly as a result of the influence of philosopher John Dewey and his interest in psychology, philosophy, Barnes created a Foundation dedicated to using his art collection as a ...
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SHUTTER ISLAND
Having spent most of my life in New England, I have lived nearby several of the institutions left over from the eras when we shuttered away the mentally ill and disabled. I have mixed feelings about these places with their abusive histories well documented in films like Frederick Wiseman’s Titticut Follies . On the other hand deinstitutionalization has not served the homeless mentall...
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THE GHOST WRITER
It was a pretty good week here at The Film Files. Two of our greatest living directors are up against each other, going head to head in a brutal box office contest. This time we have Roman Polanski, of the recent house arrest, with a modest and tidy little political thriller. He goes up against Martin Scorcese and Shutter Island , a bone chilling psychological thriller.
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