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Martin Scorsese’s Encounter with Kafka
During ‘After Hours’

  June 18, 2022   'After Hours' was like an independent film. It was shorter and cheaper. I just wanted…

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‘I Am Insane, and You Are My Insanity’: The Captivating World of Terry Gilliam’s ’12 Monkeys’

  June 12, 2022   By the time they got to me, they had tried proper directors and nobody wanted…

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The Artistic Triumph of Sir Alan Parker’s Still Beating ‘Angel Heart’

Original artwork by Renato Casaro   June 5, 2022   By Sven Mikulec   “I think it's obviously the fundamental…

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Neil Marshall’s ‘The Descent’: Humans Are the Scariest Things

  May 24, 2022   By Sven Mikulec When Dog Soldiers made a bloody splash across the UK back in 2002, this…

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‘Die Hard’ On a Pedestal: Why John McTiernan’s Action Classic Is Such an Ode to Joy

  May 20, 2022   By Tim Pelan   “Welcome to the party, pal!” On July 15, 1988, a new…

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Universal Soldier? The Emersonian Combat Experience of Terrence Malick’s ‘The Thin Red Line’

Cinematographer: John Toll. Production stills by Merie Weismiller Wallace © Fox 2000 Pictures   By Tim Pelan   Terrence Malick’s…

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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…

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‘The Seventh Seal’: An Enthralling Philosophical Work of Art Made By One of the Truly Greatest

  By Sven Mikulec Ingmar Bergman decided to make something completely different upon witnessing the success of his comedy Smiles…

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