‘Arts’ Archives
Movie Corner: Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Warner Bros.1939Black & White 3.5/5 Stars By HOWARD MCQUITTER II Howard McQuitter II Often forgotten but influential in world history, especially in America, before and during World War II, is the movement of Nazi sympathizers. To shed some light on Nazi spies here and abroad at the time, Hollywood studio moguls like Jack Warner (Warner Bros.) and Louis B. Mayer (MGM Studios) produced films to let their audiences see in theaters stories of Nazi sympathizers and Nazi opponents played by actors. However, Nazi sympathizers did live in real time and not just on screen. One of the motion pictures at the time is director Anatole Litvak’s Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) that gets entangled in who are spies, who squeals on the other (intentional or unintentional), who gets away, and who catches the culprits through artful tactics. In Litvak’s movie FBI agent Edward Renard (Edward G. Robinson) is determined to out the Nazi sympathizers in America and elsewhere, if [...]
FEAR AND TYRANNY
By SHELIA BLAND The peculiar thing is--When fear and tyranny rear their ugly headsNeither fear nor tyranny is mentioned.People are more afraid of being afraid than they are afraid of tyranny.So, they go on fearing the things they fear,Feeding their fears and feeding tyranny.Tyranny grows, eating up everything in its wake while the people sit silently. The people, out of fear, elect leaders who willgovern in silence in the face of tyrannyeating away at the people who elected them. And fear and tyranny swell to ever expanding heights.Engulfing ever more spaceSo, the freedom to move shrinks,Squeezing out ever more airEliminating all freedom of speech. Silence builds empires--supports enslavement--Incinerates and exterminates whole people.This silence, that fear and tyranny feast upon also growsAs silence becomes justified—Silence to build wealth,Silence to advance careers,Silence to feed families…A silence justified. Now, fear, tyranny, and silence reign.A justified [...]
Enjoy a Chance to See Hennepin History Museum’s Hidden Gems
By ROSELLA DePIETRO, Hennepin History Museum Hidden Gems at the Hennepin History Museum. Photo Credit: Hennepin History Museum Hennepin History Museum presents Hidden Gems, an exhibit of paintings, prints, collages, and drawings by pioneers of Minnesota’s modern art that span the twentieth century. These works are from the Museum’s permanent collection and were recently “rediscovered” through a cataloging project. Twenty-five “hidden gems,” representing a range of media, subject, and styles, are on exhibit through July and offer viewers a look at the kinds of artifacts retained by the Museum. If you haven’t been to the Museum before, now is the perfect time; the exhibit galleries are “Pay as You Can” to reflect the Museum’s desire to be as accessible and inclusive as possible – for those who can pay, your contribution helps ensure all can enjoy the stories of the diverse history of people in Hennepin County. Visiting the Museum:Hennepin History [...]
