Cinematography

Alan Parker’s ‘Angel Heart’ Is Astonishing as Hell

Original artwork by Renato Casaro   By Sven Mikulec It was incredible. We created the milieu I loved. We were…

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‘Eyes Wide Shut’: A Tense, Nightmarish Exploration of Marriage and Sexuality in Kubrick’s Ultimate Film

  By Sven Mikulec   Almost a decade passed since Full Metal Jacket hit the theaters, and Stanley Kubrick lived…

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‘Boogie Nights’: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Priceless 155-Minute Film School

  By Sven Mikulec   Had it not been for his inclination for porn films during his formative teenage years…

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‘The Friends of Eddie Coyle’: Peter Yates’ Crime Masterpiece that Chose to Rely on a Completely Different Kind of Spectacle

  By Sven Mikulec   Published in January 1973, George V. Higgins’ crime novel The Friends of Eddie Coyle was…

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Spies Like Us: Harry Palmer, the Everyday Hero
of ‘The Ipcress File’

  By Tim Pelan   The Ipcress File, both film adaptation by director Sidney J. Furie and producer Harry Saltzman,…

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‘The Magnificent Ambersons’: The Fascinating Story of Orson Welles’ Studio-Tainted Masterpiece

  By Sven Mikulec   It was sometime in 1980 when Orson Welles finally sat down and agreed to watch…

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‘Minority Report’: Steven Spielberg’s Proof that You Don’t Need to Sacrifice Substance to Produce Spectacle

Photographed by Sean M. Casey, David James © Twentieth Century Fox, DreamWorks   By Sven Mikulec   The beginning of…

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Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’: A Miracle of Deliverance, Within a Miracle of Delivery

  By Tim Pelan When Christopher Nolan first announced Dunkirk as the title and subject of his next film after…

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‘12 Angry Men’: The Everlasting Testament to Sidney Lumet and Reginald Rose’s Filmmaking Prowess

  By Sven Mikulec   When esteemed actor Henry Fonda saw a successful teleplay called 12 Angry Men written for…

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‘Klute’: Alan J. Pakula and the Lewis Brothers’ Thriller-Disguised Exploration of Human Interactions, Relationships and Psyche

  By Sven Mikulec   Often considered as the first part of the so-called Paranoia Trilogy, alongside subsequent The Parallax…

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