‘Magnolia’: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Absorbing Mosaic of Compassion, Humanity and the Importance of Forgiveness
By Sven Mikulec In 1997, an ambitious 26-year-old called Paul Thomas Anderson made Boogie Nights, his sophomore directing effort…
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“I’ll Be Bond”: Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron’s Everything or Nothing Shot at the James Bond Title
By Tim Pelan James Cameron’s spy thriller/comedy True Lies (1994) came along at a time when the James Bond…
How ‘Once Upon a Time in America’ Became Sergio Leone’s Butchered Swan Song
By Koraljka Suton I am not fascinated, as you say, by the myth of the West, or by the…
Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’: The Unrelenting Male Gaze that Blurs the Lines Between Possession and Obsession
By Koraljka Suton It is no secret that the late Alfred Hitchcock was—and still is—not only one of the…
‘Point Blank’: John Boorman’s Amalgamation of American, British and French Filmmaking Styles
By Koraljka Suton British filmmaker John Boorman started out by making documentaries for the BBC before getting a chance…
Cleansing of the Soul for a Clean Slate: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Devil’s Backbone’
By Sven Mikulec Three decades ago, the now-renowned Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro was at the beginning of his…
Jean-Pierre Melville: Life and Work of a Groundbreaking Filmmaking Poet
By Sven Mikulec One of the very few filmmakers we deeply cherish above almost all others and whose work…
How Robert Altman’s Anti-Western Classic ‘McCabe & Mrs. Miller’ Aged Like Fine Wine
By Koraljka Suton The legendary director Robert Altman was given an Academy Honorary Award in 2006, “in recognition of a…
‘The Conversation’: Francis Ford Coppola’s Paranoia-Ridden Tale of Surveillance, Guilt and Isolation
By Koraljka Suton The idea originated in a conversation between me and Irving Kirshner. We were talking about espionage,…
Carol Reed’s ‘The Third Man’: How Orson Welles Stole a Show He Was Barely In
By Koraljka Suton Filmmaker Carol Reed, hailed as one of the greatest U.K. directors, became famous in the late…