Somewhere in the dim reaches of the collected movies in existence are some extremely low budget films that contain yours truly. During my days as a Civil War… Read more “Rosewood, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Category: Drama
The Outlaw Josey Wales, by Albert W. Vogt III
Before the dawn of the end of civilization (my hyperbolic way of referring to the advent of streaming services), people like me used to consume films at… Read more “The Outlaw Josey Wales, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Malcolm X, by Albert W. Vogt III
Where I was born, there were virtually no people of color. The class I was in from kindergarten through the fourth grade, had two people of Asian descent,… Read more “Malcolm X, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Great Gatsby, by Albert W. Vogt III
One of the ongoing debates with the old man I live with is my contention that F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece The Great Gatsby (1925) is the greatest American novel… Read more “The Great Gatsby, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Kid, by Albert W. Vogt III
When you think about the silent film era, if you think about it at all, there is probably one name, and one name only, that comes to… Read more “The Kid, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Zero Dark Thirty, by Albert W. Vogt III
When you have seen every World War II film worth watching and it is Memorial Day, you start trying to find different titles. More importantly to my financial… Read more “Zero Dark Thirty, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Memphis Belle, by Albert W. Vogt III
Once more unto the breach of history and film with Memphis Belle (1990). It is one of the first modern movies I can remember that I saw as a young… Read more “Memphis Belle, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Bonnie and Clyde, by Albert W. Vogt III
My favorite class to teach is a course on Film and Twentieth Century America. I patterned it after the one I had taken with one of my mentors… Read more “Bonnie and Clyde, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Charlie Bartlett, by Albert W. Vogt III
Admittedly, Charlie Bartlett (2007) is not a movie with which many are familiar. That is a bit of a shame. It is one of the first big breaks for a talented… Read more “Charlie Bartlett, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Where the Crawdads Sing, by Albert W. Vogt III
Years ago, before I came back to the Catholic Faith, I recall a controversial image made of the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. The aptly named painting,… Read more “Where the Crawdads Sing, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Legionnaire 