‘Eyes Wide Shut’: A Tense, Nightmarish Exploration of Marriage and Sexuality in Kubrick’s Ultimate Film
By Sven Mikulec Almost a decade passed since Full Metal Jacket hit the theaters, and Stanley Kubrick lived a…
Sydney Pollack
‘Jeremiah Johnson’ and the American Errand into the Wilderness Myth
By Sven Mikulec One of the founding myths of the American cultural identity, crafted soon after the ‘City upon…
‘American Cinema’ explores film history and American culture through the eyes of over 150 Hollywood insiders
Using clips from more than 300 of the greatest movies ever made, this series explores film history and American culture…
Sydney Pollack’s ‘The Yakuza’: The Merging of Two Worlds in a Timeless Gangster Classic
By Sven Mikulec The significance of Sydney Pollack’s 1974 neo-noir gangster film The Yakuza lies not only its sharp…
Sydney Pollack’s ‘Three Days of the Condor’ is one of the finest spy thrillers ever filmed
By Sven Mikulec The paranoid, skeptical, post-Watergate America gave birth to Sydney Pollack’s first-class thrilller Three Days of the…