‘Atlantic City’: Malle’s Nostalgic Juxtaposition of Deterioration and Renewal
By Koraljka Suton When acclaimed French New Wave director Louis Malle was approached by producer Alexandre Mnouchkine with the…
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Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Hard Eight’, AKA ‘Sydney’: “It’s Always Good to Meet a New Friend”
By Tim Pelan Paul Thomas Anderson’s debut film Hard Eight (working title Sydney, preferred by Anderson, thwarted by his…
Empire’s End: John Huston’s ‘The Man Who Would Be King’
By Tim Pelan On the occasion of John Huston’s The Man Who Would Be King screening at the Edinburgh…
‘L’Avventura’: Michelangelo Antonioni’s Visual Poetry and Its Impact on the World of Film
It was May 1960 when Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’Avventura first introduced itself to the public’s eye. Today, this classic of European…
L.A. Breakdown, a Hitman In Crisis: Michael Mann’s ‘Collateral’
By Tim Pelan When people think of Tom Cruise, what do they see? That shit eating grin, the Scientology,…
Sam Peckinpah’s original version of the screenplay for ‘One-Eyed Jacks,’ Marlon Brando’s only directorial effort
On only one occasion did Marlon Brando give directing a shot. Disappointed with the audience’s reaction, disheartened by studio interference…
Married to the Enemy: The Pathological Obsession Beneath Michael Cimino’s ‘Year of the Dragon’
By Tim Pelan No-one does excess quite like Michael Cimino, director of Heaven’s Gate and The Deer Hunter. And…
‘Be Inspired to Try Things, Miracles Happen When Someone Takes a Chance’: A Conversation with James Mangold
As one of the most versatile and interesting filmmakers today, James Mangold seemed like a good choice for an interview….
Intention Is Everything: Christopher McQuarrie’s ‘The Way of the Gun’
By Tim Pelan Christopher McQuarrie’s directorial debut after his Oscar-winning screenplay success with The Usual Suspects (1995), The Way…
The Uses of Disenchantment: How Michael Mann’s ‘The Keep’ Fell Into Neglect
By Tim Pelan In early 2016 BAMcinématek held a major retrospective of all Michael Mann’s filmography, throwing up a…