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New Plaza Cinema Talk Back: Written on the Wind (1956)

Name: New Plaza Cinema Talk Back: Written on the Wind (1956)
Start: 2026-07-12T16:00:00
End: 2026-07-12T17:15:00

Sirk's melodramas rewired what Hollywood could say through color, camp, and excess — an online deep-dive with a film historian, for anyone who works in or loves classic film.

When: Sun, Jul 12, 2026
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Where: Online
Price: $5 suggested donation
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filmmakers, writers, first timers

New Plaza Cinema hosts a live online talk back on Douglas Sirk's 1956 Technicolor melodrama Written on the Wind (Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone), led by film historian Max Alvarez. Sunday, July 12, 4–5:15pm ET, on Zoom. Watch the film on your own beforehand — any time before the talk. New Plaza Cinema does NOT screen the movie together; you watch it yourself, then join the live online discussion.

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