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Red Hollywood

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Red Hollywood[1] is a 1996 American documentary film by film essayists Thom Andersen and Noël Burch about the films made by the blacklisted writers and directors during the 1930s-1950s.[2][3][4]

Summary

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Narrated by African-American filmmaker Billy Woodberry, the essay (originated by Andersen in 1985 before being expanded in book form by Bruch) is a revisionist history of the left-leaning filmmakers that were responsible for Hollywood's portraits of the social issues of the 20th Century drawing from 53 features.[5][6][7][8]

Interviewed were some of The Hollywood Ten including Abraham Polonsky and Ring Lardner, Jr. alongside fellow blacklisted artists Paul Jarrico and Alfred Levitt.[9][10][11]

Reception

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Red Hollywood received a 75% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Red Hollywood". LUX. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  2. ^ Red Hollywood (1996) | MUBI. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via mubi.com.
  3. ^ Rosenbaum, Jonathan (1985-10-26). "Red Hollywood". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  4. ^ Dargis, Manohla (2014-08-14). "Un-American, Some Said. But Not Unworthy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  5. ^ "Red Hollywood". Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - Timeline. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  6. ^ Nast, Condé. "Red Hollywood". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  7. ^ Lim, Sandra E. (2010-12-20). "Rehabilitating the Hollywood Left in Thom Andersen and Noël Burch's Red Hollywood (1996/2014) – Senses of Cinema". Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  8. ^ "Red Hollywood". Screen Slate. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  9. ^ "Red Hollywood". Film at Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  10. ^ "Red Hollywood". BAMPFA. 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  11. ^ "Red Hollywood". Harvard Film Archive. 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  12. ^ "Red Hollywood | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-05-20.

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