This Quarter in Film History
Vive le Francois!
In 1959, the Nouvelle Vague, or New Wave, revolutionized the concept of film editing and scene construction in international film. […]
Film History
This Quarter in Film History
THIS MONTH IN FILM HISTORY:
Miloš’ Mozartifacts
Miloš Forman has focused on one theme: How society grinds down the individual and is basically corrupt and hypocritical. […]
This Quarter in Film History
Frankly, Selznick Did Give a Damn
Why David O. Selznick feared a tombstone epitaph as the man who made Gone with the Wind (1939) is mysterious. This film was his Tara as much as it was Miss Scarlett’s. […]
Tail Pop
John Landis’ ‘Animal House’
My father, the late actor/director Ray Danton, was a gifted man. He was handsome, had a baritone voice, stood over six feet and weighed a chiseled 190 pounds in his prime. […]
Tail Pop
Barry Levinson’s ‘Rain Main’
Starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, Rain Man opened 21 years ago this December. It made a lot of money and won a lot of awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. […]
This Quarter in Film History
Celebrity, Italian Style
La Dolce Vita. For 50 years, since the Federico Fellini movie was released in January 1960, those three words have been synonymous with delicious deca- dence among a jet-set mix of expatriate movie stars, high-society types and jaded Italian aristocrats based around Rome. […]
Book Reviews
Hollywood’s ‘Skilled Surgeon’
Viera’s fine history provides an insightful look into this legendary producer. […]
This Quarter in Film History
THIS MONTH IN FILM HISTORY: O Brothel, Where Art Thou?
Of all his creations, ‘The Apartment’ is Billy Wilder’s most influential and greatest film. […]
This Quarter in Film History
Lost in Translation
Roberto Rossellini’s Open City (Roma, Cittá Aperta), which premiered in Italy 65 years ago in September 1945, revolutionized the perception and marketing of foreign films in America when it opened in New York just five months later. […]
This Quarter in Film History
Eisenstein on the Breach
The Battleship Potemkin, or Potemkin as it is generally known, galvanized filmmakers around the world because of the audacity of its film editing––especially in the iconic Odessa Steps massacre. Its impact on editors and directors since its premiere in Moscow on Christmas Eve, 1925 is immeasurable. […]
