Rebecca SchwindFeb 16, 2024Dance on Film, Part II: The Red Shoes and An American in ParisThis February, I’ve been watching (or rewatching) films about, or involving, dance, and exploring the relationships those films have with...
Rebecca SchwindFeb 10, 2024Silent Talkies: Plume au VentAs a kid, I didn’t like Henri Baurel in An American in Paris. I saw him as nothing more than the “other man;” the antagonist who was...
Rebecca SchwindFeb 3, 2024Dance on Film: Gene Kelly, An American in Paris, and StarstruckSingin’ in the Rain was my first exposure to old movies. When I was very young, my mom brought home a copy from the library. I fell in...