Koraljka Suton

‘The Conversation’: Francis Ford Coppola’s Paranoia-Ridden Tale of Surveillance, Guilt and Isolation

  By Koraljka Suton   The idea originated in a conversation between me and Irving Kirshner. We were talking about…

5 years ago

Carol Reed’s ‘The Third Man’: How Orson Welles Stole a Show He Was Barely In

    By Koraljka Suton   Filmmaker Carol Reed, hailed as one of the greatest U.K. directors, became famous in…

5 years ago

‘Kundun’: Martin Scorsese’s Serene Meditation on the Transient Nature of Life

  By Koraljka Suton   It is no secret that Martin Scorsese is a devoutly religious man. His life-long quest…

5 years ago

‘In the Mouth of Madness’: John Carpenter’s Love Letter to H.P. Lovecraft and the Subgenre of Cosmic Horror

  By Koraljka Suton   Director John Carpenter was always one to surprise, frighten and delight his audiences. After making…

5 years ago

‘The Last Temptation of Christ’ As a Testament to and an Exploration of Scorsese’s Own Faith

  By Koraljka Suton Ever since he was a little boy, director Martin Scorsese wanted to make a movie about…

5 years ago

Eros and Thanatos Collide in David Cronenberg’s Id-Driven Adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s ‘Crash’

  By Koraljka Suton   As a young upstart filmmaker I felt that you were not a real filmmaker if…

5 years ago

‘Frankenstein’: James Whale’s Macabre Take on One of the Most Sympathetic Characters Ever Created in the World of English Letters

  By Koraljka Suton   Look! It's moving. It's alive. It's alive... It's alive, it's moving, it's alive, it's alive,…

5 years ago

‘Ride the High Country’: The Seed from which Peckinpah’s Revisionist Approach to the Western Genre Would Ultimately Grow

  By Koraljka Suton During the making of Ride the High Country in 1962, director Sam Peckinpah was ordered by…

5 years ago