Screenwriting

John Huston’s ‘The Misfits’ stands tall as a pearl of the sixties which isn’t going to fade into public oblivion any time soon

John Huston's The Misfits is a studious, daring vision of American life depicting the same type of protagonists that always…

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Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie

The year is 1961 and Ingmar Bergman is making a movie. While planted on the scene as apprentice to Bergman,…

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Regarded as one of David Lean’s best films, the 1965 epic ‘Doctor Zhivago’ is a champion of accomplished filmmaking

Regarded as one of David Lean’s best films, the 1965 epic romance Doctor Zhivago is a champion of accomplished filmmaking.…

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Preminger’s ‘Laura’ has endured through the years as one of the most beloved and talked about film noir classics in cinema history

  By Sven Mikulec It’s a crying shame Otto Preminger never received the adequate recognition from the Academy. The Austria-Hungarian…

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Scorsese’s ‘Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore’ is a most satisfying ode to independence of spirit and value of self-sufficiency

Martin Scorsese's first Hollywood studio production, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore is an unexpectedly delicious comedy that we find to…

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Terrence Malick’s ‘Days of Heaven’ is one of the most stunning films ever to be featured on the silver screen

  By Sven Mikulec It was in Austin, Texas that I had the idea for 'Days of Heaven.' I found…

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Provocative, pensive and splendidly acted, Hitchcock’s ‘Rope’ is a heck of a film

Back in 1948 the great Alfred Hitchcock took a risk when, as a major director, decided to turn his film…

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Orson Welles’ ‘The Lady from Shanghai’ is as captivating as it’s masterfully crafted

Directed, produced and written by Orson Welles, The Lady from Shanghai is a complicated, puzzling and engaging little masterpiece from…

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‘Anatomy of a Murder’ is Preminger at his finest

As far as films about legal battles and court clashes go, Otto Preminger’s Anatomy of a Murder ranks among the…

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The day an X-rated walk on the dark side called ‘Midnight Cowboy’ won the Oscar for best picture, a new generation came to power in Hollywood

John Schlesinger's 1969 classic Midnight Cowboy is one of those films that linger around our minds, that we get a sentimental…

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