William Goldman

Philip Kaufman’s ‘The Right Stuff’: “A Search Film, a Quest for a Certain Quality that May Have Seen Its Best Days”

  By Tim Pelan   The vexed question of patriotism hangs over Damien Chazelle's First Man, a somber epic that…

5 years ago

Jeeps in the Orchard: The Logistical “Laters” of Attenborough’s ‘A Bridge Too Far’

  By Tim Pelan British war cinema is preoccupied, it seems, with stiff-upper-lipped defeat—from innumerable plucky POW features to the…

7 years ago

‘All the President’s Men’: Following the Money to Become One of the Most Remarkable American Films to Date

  By Sven Mikulec When Robert Redford thought of an idea to make a film about the dogged efforts of…

8 years ago

‘Harper’: William Goldman’s Adaptation That Helped Build Paul Newman’s Image

The film that definitely helped create the image of Paul Newman as the cool film star with an abundance of…

8 years ago

‘Rocky’: A Heartwarming Sports Drama Reflecting Its Very Process of Creation

  By Sven Mikulec   Sylvester Stallone’s breakout role and the whole process behind its development has become common knowledge.…

9 years ago

John Schlesinger’s ‘Marathon Man’ is a remarkable film on all levels

One of the most accomplished examples of suspense thrillers in the 1970s, John Schlesinger's Marathon Man is a remarkable film…

9 years ago

‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ is a true western epic passionately remembered decades upon its initial release

None of George Roy Hill's numerous films made the deep impact his only collaboration with the American screenwriting legend William…

9 years ago