Cinematography

Fincher’s ‘Zodiac’ As Easily One Of The Best Thrillers Of The Millennium So Far

He paints with people, Jake Gyllenhaal said of David Fincher after the two had worked together on Zodiac. “It's tough…

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‘The Age of Innocence’: Scorsese’s Strikingly Passionate Depiction of Unconsummated Love

We're rather determined in defending our claim that Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence is one of the best literary…

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‘Cape Fear’: How Scorsese Added Complexity and Humanity to a Beloved Classic

  By Sven Mikulec   Back in 1962, J. Lee Thompson made a cinematic adaptation of John D. MacDonald's novel…

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‘Mulholland Drive’: The Master of the Uncanny’s Greatest Work

There are movies that seriously scare us. Some films we've seen left us not only in a panicked state in…

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William Friedkin’s ‘The French Connection’: The Seventies’ Peak of Cinematic Excitement

  By Sven Mikulec One of the first things that come to mind when The French Connection is discussed is…

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‘Get Carter’: Why Mike Hodges’ Uncompromising Gangster Film Gained Cult Following

  By Sven Mikulec Intent on making a great British gangster film, producer Michael Klinger purchased the rights to Ted…

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‘Bullitt’: A Suspense-Packed Thriller that Introduced a New Kind of Action Films

  By Sven Mikulec Steve McQueen is definitely one of those larger-than-life film icons, a movie star that marked a…

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‘Patton’: A Most Compelling Biopic Worthy of Its Enigmatic Subject

  By Sven Mikulec As far as biographical films go, it's difficult to find a more compelling picture than Franklin…

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Bob Rafelson’s ‘Five Easy Pieces’ is the quintessential film of the so-called American New Wave

  By Sven Mikulec The film that turned Bob Rafelson into the leader of the so-called American New Wave, a…

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‘Sweet Smell of Success’, Alexander Mackendrick’s Most Accomplished Film that Hasn’t Aged a Day

Tony Curtis had to fight really hard to get the role of Falco in Alexander Mackendrick's Sweet Smell of Success.…

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