Chris Elliott

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Happy birthday, Phil Stern, “Greatest Generation” photographer

September 17, 2014 By Chris Elliott

Phil Stern, chronicler of many of the icons and epic moments of the twentieth century, celebrated his 95th birthday at the Veterans Home of California, West Los Angeles.

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Remembering Robin Williams: the laughter, compassion, and humanity

August 19, 2014 By Chris Elliott

Williams, hardly "selfish" or "cowardly," gave back to the people via his career-spanning progressive activism.

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Syd Hoff and A. Redfield: Two sides of the same coin

November 14, 2013 By Chris Elliott

An almost unknown dimension of his amazing career, discovered by his heirs only after his death in 2004, was Hoff's work for left-wing periodicals in the '30s.

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Horror movies with a conscience?

October 31, 2013 By Chris Elliott

The movies that follow are fantasies based on real, immediate, contemporary threats.

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Legendary Hollywood activists mark Rosenberg executions’ 60th anniversary

June 24, 2013 By Chris Elliott

June 19th was the 60th anniversary of the executions of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, seen by many as a grave injustice in our nation's history.

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Special effects legend Ray Harryhausen: An appreciation

May 20, 2013 By Chris Elliott

Harryhausen, who passed away May 7th, is revered by fantasy film geeks, special effects artists, and directors for his masterful advancement of stop motion animation.

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