Hollywood Classics Sparkle in MoMA’s Silent Film Week
MoMA’s Silent Film Week 2026 showcases Hollywood classics by major filmmakers from the museum’s collection, all restored through the museum’s efforts.
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The 10 Best English Language Propaganda Films of World War II
“All art is propaganda,” George Orwell observed. Indeed, these 10 Best English Language Propaganda Films from WWII are quite artful with their propaganda.
‘Heaven Can Wait’ and Lubitsch’s Love of Romance’s Paradoxes
Heaven Can Wait is Lubitsch’s most successful film due to his ability to turn a period-piece into an enchanting story about the human condition.
Slouching Toward Redemption: Ernst Lubitsch’s ‘Heaven Can Wait’
There's a rotten core at the center of Lubitsch's Heaven Can Wait. No matter how engaging I find Haskell and Sariss's enchantment with the film, I cannot accede to their critical adulation of it and of Henry.