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...example of that tension, Frodon cited the assassination of a Jewish Warner Bros. representative in Berlin by the Nazis as early as 1934. “Of course,” he added, “Hollywood also had to consider commercial concerns,” given that many Americans had conflicted views of the war. “None Shall Escape,” for example, did well at the box office but was far from a breakaway...
...film’s narrative runs through the testimony of the trial’s witnesses, who tell the story of corrupted German Willhelm Grimm. Grimm’s progression from wounded World War I veteran to odious SS leader must have given its viewers a more nuanced, but ultimately condemning image of the typical Nazi...
...screening, viewers expressed surprise at seeing the Holocaust represented cinematically before the end of the war. Frodon explained that de Toth was sent by a news agency to film the situation in Poland in 1939, giving him some insight into the effects of Nazi rule, which is especially critical given the film’s Polish setting...
...Birthday Party,” “Cabaret,” “Metamorphoses,” and “Twelve Angry Men,” is one of many student graphic designers whose work can be found brightening Harvard’s campus at any given time. Yet despite the presence of many graphic designers, the university is almost entirely lacking in formal academic resources for students interested in developing these skills. Instead, students independently seek opportunities to learn and practice graphic design—often by working for extracurricular organizations around campus and businesses...
...Given this lack of formal programs for graphic design, a number of extracurricular organizations instead provide relevant training to interested students—regardless of their level of experience. “I’d never done graphic design before, but a few of my friends were doing it for other organizations, so when a CSA [Chinese Students Association] Public Relations board position opened up, I took the opportunity to finally learn graphic design,” Guo said. Later, when Guo was comping the Harvard College Law Society, her new graphic design skills were immediately...