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The 5 Best Films of Every Year EverThe 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever features experts and enthusiasts and, well, their favorite films of every year ever. Host Tristan Ettleman sits down with a new guest every week to dive into the history and beauty of some of the best movies to ever... Author: Tristan Ettleman
The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever features experts and enthusiasts and, well, their favorite films of every year ever. Host Tristan Ettleman sits down with a new guest every week to dive into the history and beauty of some of the best movies to ever come out of the cinematic medium. Language: en Genres: Film History, Film Reviews, TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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1910 E4 - Laura Horak
Episode 4
Tuesday, 3 February, 2026
Laura Horak, Professor of Film Studies at Carleton University, is the author of Girls Will Be Boys: Cross-Dressing Women, Lesbians, and American Cinema. Therefore, most of the conversation addresses the transgression, or lack thereof, of films that depicted such changes in dress, a rich topic represented by four of her five picks.Laura is also the director of the Transgender Media Lab and Transgender Media Portal. She is co-curator of the 99-film Bluray set Cinema’s First Nasty Women and co-editor of Silent Cinema and the Politics of Space and Unwatchable.Films and resources mentioned:The Red Girl and the Child (1910) - James Young DeerThe Girl Spy Before Vicksburg (1910) - Sidney OlcottThe House with Closed Shutters (1910) - D.W. GriffithLe Rembrandt de la Rue Lepic (1910) - Jean DurandThe Abyss (1910) - Urban GadWhite Fawn’s Devotion (1910) - James Young DeerThe Fabelmans (2022) - Steven SpielbergThe General (1926) - Buster Keaton and Clyde BruckmanThe Sealed Room (1909) - D.W. GriffithHamlet: The Drama of Vengeance (1921) - Svend Gade and Heinz SchallMotion Picture Paradise: A History of Florida’s Film and Television Industry - David MortonThe American Girl Goes to War: Women and National Identity in U.S. Silent Film - Liz ClarkeDanish Silent Film
