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‘The Man Who Wasn’t There’: A Lovely, Artistic Exhibition of the Coens’ Filmmaking Prowess

The Coen brothers' subtle, restrained and impactful 2001 film noir The Man Who Wasn't There is an exhibition of stylistic…

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‘Carnal Knowledge’: Mike Nichols’ Expert Demystification of Sex and Relationships

  By Sven Mikulec When it hit the theaters in the early summer of 1971, Mike Nichols’ Carnal Knowledge by…

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Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘To Catch a Thief’: Bringing Cary Grant Back From a Premature Retirement and Saying Goodbye to Grace Kelly

  By Sven Mikulec The first out of five movies that Alfred Hitchcock made with VistaVision and his third and…

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‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ as One of the Most Accomplished Play Adaptations in Hollywood History

  By Sven Mikulec Even though Edward Albee play ‘Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ was a big Broadway hit, garnering…

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‘The Lost Weekend’ and the Maverick Decision to Tackle Alcoholism in a Mainstream Picture

They thought of things I wish I had thought of first—they were that good, commented Charles Jackson on Billy Wilder’s…

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Alan Parker’s ‘Mississippi Burning’: Making a Powerful Social Commentary From Inside the Hollywood System

Alan Parker's Mississippi Burning was labeled by Roger Ebert as the best American film of 1988. Bear in mind, this…

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‘Mildred Pierce’: One of the Greatest Hollywood Comeback Stories

  By Sven Mikulec Considered unfilmable by many, James. M. Cain's novel ‘Mildred Pierce’ was eventually very successfully turned into…

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William Friedkin’s ‘The Exorcist’: The Most Terrifying Film We Ever Laid Eyes On

It's difficult to think of a horror film that caused so much controversy and polarized the audience to this degree…

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‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’: The Thriller Master’s Only Remake

The only remake Alfred Hitchcock ever made, the 1956 version of The Man Who Knew Too Much is an exciting,…

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‘Rocky’: A Heartwarming Sports Drama Reflecting Its Very Process of Creation

  By Sven Mikulec   Sylvester Stallone’s breakout role and the whole process behind its development has become common knowledge.…

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