A Face in the Crowd: Prescience at What Cost?
Henry Franklin Henry Franklin

A Face in the Crowd: Prescience at What Cost?

There is one film, though, that I believe deserves the modern parallels it often invokes: A Face in the Crowd. Released in 1957 to moderate acclaim, the film is the work of Hollywood envelope-pusher Elia Kazan and screenwriter and novelist Budd Schulberg, whose eponymous collection of short stories the film is based on. A Face in the Crowd focuses on the meteoric rise of a jailbird from Arkansas.

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Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down Is A Documentary About Heroes In Civilians’ Clothing
Tamar Lilienthal Tamar Lilienthal

Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down Is A Documentary About Heroes In Civilians’ Clothing

A blazer. A brooch. A tie. Even an astronaut suit. These are just some of the items worn by Gabby Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly.

At first glance, Giffords and Kelly are perhaps best described as a political power couple that have spent the last decade in the public eye, largely due to personal tragedy. But in the new documentary, “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down”, it becomes clear that they are also heroes in disguise - two individuals who have found joy in life and love despite all odds being stacked against them, and who have dedicated themselves to making Americans’ lives better every single day.

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