Documentary

Elia Kazan’s ‘On the Waterfront’ is an amazing piece of filmmaking

  By Sven Mikulec Rarely do we find powerful films whose stories echo the real life events of their makers.…

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‘Hollywood and the Stars’ ranks one of the best of its kind behind-the-scenes look at classic Hollywood to ever be documented

Hollywood and the Stars was a 1963 NBC television documentary series produced by the David L. Wolper Production in association with…

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Roman Polanski’s ‘Chinatown’ is one of the most impressive works of the period, an amazing experience from all angles

Produced by the great Robert Evans, Roman Polanski's 1974 neo-noir Chinatown is without any doubt one of the most finely…

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Terry Gilliam has always been a hero of ours, and ‘Brazil’ was perhaps the first step in the development of our fascination with him

Ex-Monthy Python icon Terry Gilliam's 1985 film Brazil is a wonderfully imagined and ably executed satire on bureaucratic society and…

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Spielberg’s brilliant feature debut is a textbook example of what an ambitious and talented young director can do with modest resources

'Duel' poster art by Matt Ferguson https://www.theartofmattferguson.com/   By Sven Mikulec   The 1971 road thriller Duel had a vital…

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Monty Python’s ‘Life of Brian’ is as clever as you’d expect from a group that redefined the meaning of funny and raised the standards for all to come

  By Sven Mikulec Simply one of the best comedies ever to hit the screen, Life of Brian is a…

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Six Kinds of Light: John Alcott, a rare documentary on cinematographer best known for his four collaborations with Stanley Kubrick

John Alcott, the great cinematographer who worked with Stanley Kubrick for some time, speaks at length about Kubrick and his…

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“The two most important words in movies today are ‘Billy Wilder’!”

Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity came out in 1944, the same year David O. Selznick released Since You Went Away. Part…

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Michael Cimino’s ‘Heaven’s Gate’ teaches us that great art ultimately triumphs, no matter the circumstances

  By Sven Mikulec   The 1980 epic American Western Heaven's Gate, a beautiful work and a film we hold…

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Cronenberg’s highly intelligent, brave and uncompromising venture into the mind of William S. Burroughs

David Cronenberg is quite brilliant in analyzing and deconstructing the human psyche through quite serious works disguised in the robes…

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