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1971: Bleak, Uncompromising, Groundbreaking Violence in Cinema Tom Jolliffe ventures back to 1971, a year full of gritty, hard hitting and iconic crime films…  Does 1971 seem that long ago? Well guess what… It’s half a century ago. Looking back at the year in movies shows an array of trailblazing cinema, punctuated by a fascination in pessimism, gritty violence and uncompromising meanness. This was well and truly into the swing of dark, trend setting cinema, pushing violence to new levels, and obliterating the idea of the happy ending. Bonnie and Clyde, a few years prior, acted as a s...

National Film Registry Spotlights Diverse Filmmakers Among 25 Titles Selected for Preservation in 2020 ​The camerawork of nine ASC members is included in this latest roster of motion pictures added to the Library of Congress’ impressive lineup. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced in Dec. 14 the annual selection of 25 of America’s most influential motion pictures to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. These films range from the innovative silent film  Suspense, which was co-directed by a woman in 1913, and Sidney Poitier’s Oscar-winning pe...