Anthony B. Harris

Film

EMMANUELLE / EYES WIDE SHUT

For this issue of the new and improved MACON FOOD & CULTURE magazine, I wanted to add some variety as well as bring a different perspective to the FILM column. What I offer is a suggested double feature for the open-minded filmgoer. In no way are these two films perfect. In some aspects they shine and in other aspects they are heavily flawed, at times bordering on the ridiculous. But they work as a double feature for two major reasons...one, a common theme, and two, because I consider them the Alpha and the Omega of erotic film.

Film

Othello

By: Anthony B. Harris

Roughly two months ago, I embarked on the arduous task of reading (therefore dissecting and understanding) 37 plays of William Shakespeare.

My collection, the Yale Shakespeare, belonged to my Dad and does not include CARDENIO and THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN, which historians have concluded were co-written by John Fletcher. KING HENRY THE EIGHTH is said to have been co-written by Fletcher as well but that play is included.

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Ravenous

By: Anthony B. Harris

Since the 1999 film RAVENOUS explores cannibalism, it is only fitting that the film begins with a quote by Friedrich Nietzsche. After all, the 19th-century German philosopher delved into the depths of morality, nihilism, and religion while criticizing the philosophy that he thought sucked the energy out of man's existence.

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Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia

By: Anthony B. Harris

Sam Peckinpah's 1969 film THE WILD BUNCH ushered in a new era of violence in movies. Concentrated shots of blood spurts, slowed down footage of bullet-riddled outlaws kissing the dirt for one last time and a new-found grittiness all added an in-your-face-explosive extra to the Western genre. He carried that controversial new style into the 70's, and in 1974 released one of my favorite movies of all time, starring one of my favorite actors of all time...BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA.

Film

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

By: Anthony B. Harris

My favorite book by Agatha Christie has always been TEN LITTLE N*****S... before the complaints pour in, keep in mind that it refers to the song of the same name, which in turn is a reference to the people of India.

Film

One, Two, Three

By: Anthony B. Harris

As a performer, there was not a lot that James Cagney could not do. If you needed a Vaudevillian cross dresser, he could do it. If you wanted a song and dance man, he could do it. A gangster? No doubt about it. To this day he is one of the best, if not the best, at portraying the ultimate thug. As a comedian, he was a natural and had impeccable timing. In the 1961 film ONE, TWO, THREE, he displays that comedic talent.

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Othello

Ravenous

Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

One, Two, Three

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