Actors Under The Stars

AutS Newsletter #11
Colorized 1930 photo of glamorous women displaying assorted old American flags

A slight rethink: Americans glorified the 100th, and the 200th, but not the 150th. Why wouldn’t the nation just have the patience to wait for the 300th anniversary of America for the hugest of blast-outs?
Photo of actor John Marley smiling broadly from the poster for the movie Faces

The fragility of hard-fought-for American freedoms is particularly prominent in our awareness as we celebrate the 250 years, but that doesn’t change the frolic through the lists of opinions on the 250 best films ever made, nor AutS take on The Godfather.

In any case, Happy July Fourth!

 
Red and gold fireworks

~FW

Photo credits: Top / The Ely Miner - PD - AI colorized

Center / Actor John Marley in 1968 - Walter Reade Continental Distributing - PD

Bottom / Photographer, Jon Sullivan - PD

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