Manny Farber

Emanuel "Manny" Farber (February 20, 1917-August 18, 2008) was an American painter, film critic and academic. His film criticism has appeared during stints at The New Republic (from 1942), Time (1949), The Nation (1949-54), New Leader (1958-59), Cavalier (1966), Artforum (1967-71).

Currently

  • From Here to Eternity

    January 10, 2009

    Actually, what will be shown from here to eternity will be Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr cavorting on the beach.

  • Shane

    January 10, 2009

    Thanks to a good pair of elevator shoes, the famously diminutive Alan Ladd walks tall into battle against an evil cattle baron.

  • The Third Man

    January 8, 2009

    Something was rotten in postwar Vienna, but it wasn't Graham Greene's brilliant screenplay.

  • Sunset Boulevard

    January 3, 2009

    Silent screen star Norma Desmond gets one more close-up.

  • The Quiet Man

    January 2, 2009

    That's John Wayne, who used to speak with his fists and has to brandish them once again to win the girl of his dreams.

  • Roman Holiday

    January 1, 2009

    The blacklisted Dalton Trumbo wrote this romantic comedy about a queen who in Gregory Peck's arms would much rather be part of the working class--that's a Marxist message for you.

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