Roger Deakins

‘Sicario’—Making America Great Again—Villeneuve’s Beige Border Chronicle of an Unwinnable War Foretold

  April 11, 2024   By Graham S. Clarke and Ross Clarke   The combination of Villeneuve’s direction, Sheridan’s script,…

2 weeks 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

‘No Country for Old Men’: The Coen Brothers and Cormac McCarthy’s Ruthless Examination of Life

  By Sven Mikulec   That is no country for old men. The young In one another’s arms, birds in…

6 years ago

‘Fargo’: The Unforgettable Dark Comedy that Set the Coen Brothers Up as a Recognizable Voice in American Cinema

Even though the Coen brothers made a name out of themselves in the indie circles with a series of praised…

7 years ago

‘Homicide’: David Mamet’s Soul-Searching Thriller as a Modern-Day Classic

In the course of the last forty years, the Chicago-born Pulitzer-winning American playwright, screenwriter and director David Mamet steadily built…

8 years ago

‘Barton Fink’: The Coen Brothers’ Meta Way of Dealing With Writer’s Block

  By Sven Mikulec   The utterly dominant performance of the Coen brothers' genre-bending Barton Fink at the 1991 Cannes…

8 years ago

‘The Man Who Wasn’t There’: A Lovely, Artistic Exhibition of the Coens’ Filmmaking Prowess

The Coen brothers' subtle, restrained and impactful 2001 film noir The Man Who Wasn't There is an exhibition of stylistic…

8 years ago

“In a perfect world all films would be made by the Coens”

It's no secret that we are devoted fans of the Coen Brothers, and it's really not that hard to understand…

9 years ago

“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…

10 years ago