Vilmos Zsigmond

How Robert Altman’s Anti-Western Classic ‘McCabe & Mrs. Miller’ Aged Like Fine Wine

  By Koraljka Suton   The legendary director Robert Altman was given an Academy Honorary Award in 2006, “in recognition of…

3 years ago

‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’: Steven Spielberg’s Gamble That Paid Off Generously

  By Sven Mikulec   People have forgotten how to tell a story. Stories don’t have a middle or an…

3 years ago

‘The Long Goodbye’: Robert Altman and Leigh Brackett’s Unique and Fascinating Take on Chandler and Film Noir

  By Sven Mikulec   Convinced people would always connect Raymond Chandler's legendary detective Philip Marlowe with the iconic superstar…

7 years ago

‘Obsession’: When De Palma Stepped Out of Hitchcock’s Shadow

Released in the late summer of 1976, more than a year since the end of production due to Columbia Pictures…

8 years ago

‘No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos’: The Perfect Insight into the Life and Work of Two Great Cinematographers

Vilmos Zsigmond and László Kovács, the Hungarian cinematographers who left an incredibly deep mark in Hollywood as they helped carve…

8 years ago

Brian De Palma’s ‘Blow Out’ is one of the finest films about the process of filmmaking

  By Sven Mikulec   A stylish American thriller knee-deep in paranoia, Brian De Palma's Blow Out is a neatly…

9 years ago

Michael Cimino’s ‘Heaven’s Gate’ teaches us that great art ultimately triumphs, no matter the circumstances

  By Sven Mikulec   The 1980 epic American Western Heaven's Gate, a beautiful work and a film we hold…

9 years ago

Robert Altman’s ‘McCabe & Mrs. Miller’ is one of the most beautiful and emotionally stirring westerns American cinema ever produced

Confidently riding the waves generated by his highly successful satirical black comedy M*A*S*H, Robert Altman easily secured a directing job…

9 years ago