By Sven Mikulec It's not a walk in the park to make a truly wonderful film and then do…
By Sven Mikulec This is the sole reason we spent half of our preadolescence prancing around our houses with…
Today Iranian cinema is one of the most highly regarded national cinemas in the world, regularly winning festival awards and…
An interview with Akira Kurosawa: Paradise Is Around Here..., Film Monthly (No. 225-1998). The following interview was originally published on Maani Petgar’s website. Be sure…
By Sven Mikulec Eight years ago Michael Clayton effortlessly blew our minds. Written and directed by acclaimed…
Adapted by David Mamet from his 1984 Pulitzer- and Tony-winning Broadway hit, Glengarry Glen Ross is an ideal example of…
Confidently riding the waves generated by his highly successful satirical black comedy M*A*S*H, Robert Altman easily secured a directing job…
By Sven Mikulec Sven Nykvist expressed this view of Tarkovsky’s method: “The Russian director has scenes that run…
Akira Kurosawa have often been quoted saying, "When Satyajit Ray passed on, I was very depressed. But after seeing…
What led you into filmmaking? I was born in New York City, where my father was a doctor. My parents…