‘Lawrence of Arabia’ is a glorious 4-hour piece of filmmaking history
When David Lean lost interest in doing a film about Gandhi with Alec Guinness in the lead role, he turned his attention to another, historically…
Screenwriting 101
Time never lies, and ‘Ace in the Hole’ is by no means a blank in Billy Wilder’s admirable arsenal
As it often goes with films ahead of their time, it took a while for Ace in the Hole to garner the respect it deserved….
“We are badly in need of a mad computer expert”
The great folks at British Film Institute unearthed a memo to Roger Caras from Stanley Kubrick. On 22 September 1965, during early production on 2001: A…
‘Annie Hall’: Practical Therapy
With Annie Hall, Woody Allen made several decisive moves that would change the direction of his career and the craft of his art. Up to…
Martin Scorsese’s ‘Taxi Driver’ is the turning point in our lives in terms of film appreciation and education
Martin Scorsese’s 74th birthday seems like a perfect opportunity to float in our minds to the streets of New York, sit in a cab and…
Michael Mann’s ‘The Insider’ unflinchingly stands as significant as ever
Rarely have we seen such an important film as Michael Mann’s The Insider. The story of Jeffrey Wigand, a whistle-blower in the tobacco industry, is…
‘Raging Bull’ is the reason we fell in love with the work of Martin Scorsese
Being the first of his films that we had the chance to see back in the good old days when video stores ruled our worlds,…
“Michael Cimino’s ‘The Deer Hunter’ is one of the most emotionally shattering films ever made”
Michael Cimino’s filmmaking journey was hardly a bumpless ride. It seems that his name is unfortunately doomed to go down in history as of a…
“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster”
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster, said Ray Liotta, and the rest has become legend. Martin Scorsese’s…
“If you have a dream, get up off your ass and start putting one foot in front of the other”
Frank Darabont talks about his childhood as a refugee and immigrant; his youthful attraction to horror and fantasy; and the events and influences that lead…