How this works

We will release a movie every ten days beginning with Birth of a Nation (1915) and then jumping to the 1920's where we will release one new movie for each year within the decade. Our goal is to work our way from the 20's to the present while gaining insight into the evolution of film. All the movies we choose will be available through Netflix. The basic idea is to build a community of like-minded film fans and connect them with a forum for discussion. Without futher ado...it's time to Cinema Cram!

7/23/10

Film 18: Fury (1936)

Netflix Summary: Director Fritz Lang dishes up an unflinching indictment of mob justice in this potent drama. Passing through a small town en route to see his fiancée, upright Joe Wilson (Spencer Tracy) ends up charged with kidnapping based on flimsy circumstantial evidence. When news of his arrest spreads, an irate mob storms the jail, burning it to the ground -- with Joe ostensibly inside. Little do they know that he escaped and is hell-bent on retribution.

Filmsite.org: German director Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film (after exiling himself from his homeland due to Nazi persecution), MGM's thought-provoking, socially-aware Fury treated the psychology of a lynch mob and its impact on an innocent victim (Spencer Tracy).

Here is a video discussing Fritz Lang's directing style:


Film Viewing Due Date: 8/2/10
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