Since its premiere 60 years ago in September 1948, ‘The Red Shoes’ has been a part of our lives and is the ‘Gone with the Wind’ of dance films. […]
Dr. Strangelove was a confirmation of my growing belief about adults in positions of authority. […]
‘Dr. T’ reveals––as few others of its era did––the dysfunctional cracks in the post-war little box subdivisions that exploded in the 1960s […]
On the Waterfront represented a whole new style of picture-making to me. Filmed on the actual locations, it grabbed its audience and never let go. […]
A fluffy musical with an innocuous title, Gold Diggers of 1933, contains a mother lode of social comment from characters who are thinly disguised call girls. […]
My love for Chinatown has only deepened as my affection for LA has grown more complicated. […]
What makes The Right Stuff one of the great films — one that celebrates an American spirit of achievement — is the zeal of the producers, director, actors, cinematographer Caleb Deschanel and post-production crew to create a documentary look with experimental techniques and editing. […]
With the 2018 Oscar winners’ statuettes now proudly on display on their mantlepieces, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ surplus carefully stowed away for another year, it’s time to take a look at how the 90th annual awards fit into post-production history. […]
Because of the film’s enormous reception in the United States, the reviled Japanese former empire became a world player in cinema. […]
“On this film the director is always right…even when he isn’t.” – unnamed director […]
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