by Tom DeWolf | Dec 24, 2007 | Movies, Reviews
Many years ago I reviewed movies, books, and live theatre for local radio, television, and a monthly arts paper. I rated movies on a dollar value. If it cost $5.00 for a ticket to the movies, I rated films by suggesting how it compared with the price of admission (oh,...
by Tom DeWolf | Dec 20, 2007 | Movies, Reviews, Race, Oppression, Privilege
In my book, Inheriting the Trade, I quote from an article Peggy McIntosh wrote in 1988: “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.” It’s a terrific article. Now a film student at NYU named Aislinn Dewey has created a two-and-a-half minute...
by Tom DeWolf | Nov 28, 2007 | Movies, Reviews, Traces of the Trade
It’s official! Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North has been chosen as an Official Selection for competition in the Sundance Film Festival which takes place January 17-27, 2008 in Park City, Utah. This will be the film’s World Premiere. Traces...
by Tom DeWolf | Nov 18, 2007 | Books, Reviews, Movies, Reviews
The movie Amazing Grace is now available on video. I saw it in Boston when it first came out in theatres with a group of about twenty of us connected to the Traces of the Trade project. It was a powerful experience. It focuses on the efforts of white Europeans to...
by Tom DeWolf | Nov 17, 2007 | Movies, Reviews
When I began posting to this blog a few days ago, I anticipated that the first film I would have written about at length is the film from which my blog, website, and book all spring, Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North. I’ll get to Traces soon. My...
