Rian Johnson Talks with Terry Gilliam
Rian Johnson, the writer-director of Brick and Looper, talks with Terry Gilliam on the occasion of the U.S. theatrical release of Gilliam’s new movie, The…
Interview
“Yes, it’s a crop duster. We can plant some crops nearby”
The Cinematographer’s camera angles for the crop dusting sequence from Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest. All 61 bullet points (above) represent a specific camera angle,…
The purest expression of a cinematic idea
Alfred Hitchcock is a master of mise en scène. His films are so much fun to analyze because there are no accidentals in terms of…
An interview with Sergio Leone from June 1984 issue of American Film
An interview with Sergio Leone from the pages of the June 1984 issue of American Film written by Pete Hamill. Throughout the candid interview, it’s…
Cinéma cinémas (1982-1991)
Cinéma cinémas is a brilliant cinema magazine broadcast on Antenne 2 from January 1982 to November 1991, produced by the director Claude Ventura, journalist Anne…
All the essential documentaries on Stanley Kubrick
All the essential documentaries on Stanley Kubrick, including Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001), Stanley Kubrick’s Boxes (2008), A la Recherche de Stanley Kubrick…
Terry Gilliam’s out-of-print LaserDisc commentary for ‘The Adventures of Baron Munchausen’
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, a 1988 brilliant classic by Terry Gilliam, explores the mystical travels of the Baron and his friends. On-set photography by…
Quentin Tarantino’s Cannes Press Conference
Back on the Croisette for the Cinéma de la Plage screening of Pulp Fiction (1994), as the film marks its twentieth anniversary, Quentin Tarantino gave…