Documentary

‘The Godfather’: A Historical Curiosity that Proved Instrumental for Our Filmmaking Education and Appreciation

    By Sven Mikulec It really is to no surprise that Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather has managed to…

9 years ago

A Turnip-head’s Guide to the British Cinema

British Cinema: Personal View—A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema is 1986 documentary film written and directed by Alan…

9 years ago

‘Ryan’s Daughter’: The Proof of David Lean’s Versatility

After working together on the giant adaptation of Doctor Zhivago, legendary British director David Lean and respected screenwriter Robert Bolt…

9 years ago

Regina Russell’s ‘Quiet Riot: Well Now You’re Here, There’s No Way Back’: A Documentary with Unexpected Soul and Quite a Lot of Gut

Back in 1983, an American heavy metal band called Quiet Riot absolutely exploded. After years of being shunned by record…

9 years ago

Kurosawa’s ‘Kagemusha’: A Poem about Human Nature

Probably the main reason Akira Kurosawa's epic samurai masterpiece called Kagemusha has its rightful place among the most impressive movies…

9 years ago

Orson Welles takes the hot seat in this in-depth and revealing interview from 1955

Writer, film and theatre director, Orson Welles takes the hot seat in this in-depth and revealing interview. First transmitted in…

9 years ago

How To Make A Movie: A brilliant insight into making two very diverse British films

A brilliant insight into making two very diverse British films in 1998, Elizabeth and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.…

9 years ago

Abel Ferrara’s ‘King of New York’ gained a true, cult reputation of a legitimate gangster classic

  Sven Mikulec When it comes to filmmakers who are, among other things, distinguished for their strong and passionate connection…

9 years ago

Hitchcock’s Partner in Suspense: The Life of Screenwriter Charles Bennett

With a career that spanned from the silent era to the 1990s, British screenwriter Charles Bennett (1899-1995) lived an extraordinary…

9 years ago

Sidney Lumet’s ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ is most likely the one film in the director’s rich career that stayed with us the most

  By Sven Mikulec It was 12 Angry Men that initially attracted us to the great American filmmaker and storyteller…

9 years ago