culture 25 Films and TV Shows Based on the Work of Elmore Leonard Sven Mikulec Before making the long-term transition to writing crime fiction and suspense thrillers, American novelist and screenwriter Elmore Leonard made a...
culture Walter Hillâs screenplay for âThe Driverâ is the best screenwriting school you can get Cinephilia & Beyond Walter Hillâs "The Driver" can definitely be labeled as another one of this great professionalâs stories with strong, masculine protagonists...
culture Francis Ford Coppolaâs âApocalypse Nowâ must be the key lecture in anyoneâs filmmaking education Cinephilia & Beyond People often exaggerate when they talk about films. They get carried away, leaving the cinema emotionally stirred and too impressed to ...
culture The Holy Grail of Workprints: The Five-Hour Rough Version of âApocalypse Nowâ Cinephilia & Beyond Workprints, rough versions of films before the editing process kicks in and trims out allâŠ
culture Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: An Unforgettable and Heartbreaking Exploration of Love, Human Beings and the Nature of Memory Sven Mikulec Having heard his friend complain about her boyfriend for what seemed to be a hundredth time,âŠ
culture Click-In Movies: Reckless (1984) Cinephilia & Beyond The early-to-mid 1980s gave rise to a string of so-called ârebelâ films, with one such project being the 1984 romantic...
culture Subject to the Requirements of the Service: Peter Weirâs âMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the Worldâ Tim Pelan Asked by Debbie Lynn Elias of Behind The Lens Online on what compels the director Peter Weir to film such varied stories ...
culture The Risk Always Lives: Words to Live by On the Set of James Cameronâs âAliensâ Tim Pelan âMy mommy always said there were no monstersâno real onesâbut there are,â Carrie Hennâs hardened child Newt chides...
culture To Live and Die for Authenticity: How Friedkin Made One of the Best Films of the Eighties Sven Mikulec At the beginning of the seventies, American filmmaker William Friedkin made two everlasting...
culture ‘Point Blank’ – John Boormanâs Amalgamation of American, British and French Filmmaking Styles Koraljka Suton The stories behind director John Boorman and screenwriter Alexander Jacobs brilliant retelling of Donald Westlake's THE HUNTER
culture âNo Country for Old Menâ: The Coen Brothers and Cormac McCarthyâs Ruthless Examination of Life Sven Mikulec That is no country for old men. The young In one anotherâs arms, birds in the trees...
culture âRaiders of the Lost Arkâ: Lucas and Spielbergâs Epitome of Action-Adventure Films Still Waiting to Be Surpassed Sven Mikulec Trying to catch a break from all the Star Wars hype, in the spring of 1977, George Lucas was resting on a Hawaiian beach, building sand castles with ...
culture Scorsese On the Ropes: The âKamikazeâ Film-Making of âRaging Bullâ Tim Pelan Raging Bull is not your dadâs boxing movie. Itâs certainly not a story of conventional redemption or hope overcoming the odds...
culture The Artistic Triumph of Sir Alan Parker’s Still Beating ‘Angel Heart’ Sven Mikulec Sven Mikulec looks at the history and legacy of Alan Parker's 'Angel Heart'
culture Terry Gilliam has always been a hero of ours, and âBrazilâ was perhaps the first step in the development of our fascination with him Cinephilia & Beyond Ex-Monty Python icon Terry Gilliamâs 1985 film Brazil is a wonderfully imagined and ably executed satire on bureaucratic society andâŠ
culture The day an X-rated walk on the dark side called âMidnight Cowboyâ won the Oscar for best picture, a new generation came to power in Hollywood Cinephilia & Beyond John Schlesingerâs 1969 classic Midnight Cowboy is one of those films that linger around our minds, that we get a sentimentalâŠ
culture Fincherâs âZodiacâ Is Easily One Of The Best Thrillers Of The Millennium So Far Cinephilia & Beyond He paints with people, Jake Gyllenhaal said of David Fincher after the two had worked together on Zodiac. âItâs toughâŠ
culture ‘Heat’: Michael Mannâs Meticulous Masterpiece of Both Style and Substance That Transcends Genre Koraljka Suton âDon't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner."
culture âDOES THIS LOOK LIKE A SICK MAN TO YOU?â: The Horror of Identity and the Identity of Horror in David Cronenbergâs âThe Flyâ Travis Woods TELEPOD 1: STATHIS He watches Her, trembling and nerve-twitched, eyes darting, lips pulled back over protrudingâŠ
culture âMagnoliaâ: Paul Thomas Andersonâs Absorbing Mosaic of Compassion, Humanity and the Importance of Forgiveness Sven Mikulec In 1997, an ambitious 26-year-old called Paul Thomas Anderson made Boogie Nights, his sophomore directing effortâŠ
culture Sic Transit Garberâs Subway: âThe Taking of Pelham One Two Threeâ Tim Pelan Only the amazing reaction that that picture has gotten, because at the time I was dreadfully unhappy with the fact that I was going to be doing another ...
culture The Matrix Revelation: How the Wachowskis Opened Our Eyes to a New Kind of Action Cinema Tim Pelan Few films permeate the gestalt consciousness like Star Wars (âI am your fatherâ, âUse the ForceââŠ
culture ‘Millerâs Crossing’ is touching and studiously crafted love letter to American film noirs and the seventh art in general Cinephilia & Beyond The Coen brothersâ critically acclaimed Millerâs Crossing can be easily studied in two distinct ways. Firstly, itâs one hell ofâŠ
culture Lived All Our Best Times Left With the Worst: Christopher Nolanâs âMementoâ Tim Pelan Fractured narrative, skewed perception, compressed timelinesâdirector/writer Christopher Nolan wonât lead his audience in a straight lineâŠ
culture âSweet Smell of Successâ: A Visceral and Vicious Depiction of the Evil that Power-Hungry Men Do Koraljka Suton Thereâs an old rule among directors that you see a film in its totality about four times. The first is when you really decide you love the story and you...
culture Take It to the Limit One More Time: Michael Mannâs âMiami Viceâ Tim Pelan Michael Mannâs 2006 big screen revamp of 1980s groundbreaking TV show Miami Vice (Brandon Tartikoff, NBCâs entertainment president scribbled âMTV copsâ ...
culture âJFKâ: Oliver Stoneâs Emotionally Accurate and Masterfully Crafted Trip Down the Rabbit Hole Koraljka Suton âI think I was always controversial, provocative. But I canât help it. I have to go there. Itâs my nature. Itâs my fatherâs nature, too..."
culture Robert Altmanâs âMcCabe & Mrs. Millerâ is one of the most beautiful and emotionally stirring westerns American cinema ever produced Cinephilia & Beyond Confidently riding the waves generated by his highly successful satirical black comedy M*A*S*H, Robert Altman easily secured a directing jobâŠ
culture William Friedkinâs âThe Exorcistâ: The Most Terrifying Film We Ever Laid Eyes On Cinephilia & Beyond Itâs difficult to think of a horror film that caused so much controversy and polarized the audience to this degreeâŠ
culture âMinority Reportâ: Steven Spielbergâs Proof that You Donât Need to Sacrifice Substance to Produce Spectacle Sven Mikulec The beginning of Minority Report, Steven Spielbergâs thrilling sci-fi noir from 2002, is closely connected to another science fiction classic...
culture âNetworkâ: Sidney Lumet and Paddy Chayefskyâs Gruesome Prophecy Turned Reality Koraljka Suton Once it opened, everybody kept saying, âOh, what a brilliant satire.â But Paddy and I always said, âThis isnât satire, itâs sheer reportage.â
culture Jean-Pierre Melville: Life And Work Of A Groundbreaking Filmmaking Poet Sven Mikulec Jean-Pierre Melville: Life and Work of a Groundbreaking Filmmaking Poet
culture Gang Wars, the Prohibition Menace: Brian De Palmaâs âThe Untouchablesâ Tim Pelan Screenwriter David Mamet came up with a Stanislavski quote to describe The Untouchables: âTragedy is just heightened melodrama.â Brian De Palma, director..
culture âThe Last of the Mohicansâ: Michael Mannâs Riveting Love Story as the Formation of American Identity Sven Mikulec After a string of successes on television, having made a name for himself on projects such as "Starsky and Hutch" and "Police Story", Michael Mann ...
culture âNo One Is Just Anything”: William Friedkin’s ‘Sorcerer’ Tim Pelan After the success of *The Exorcist,* director William Friedkin teamed up with *The Wild Bunch* screenwriter Walon Green for the groundbreaking *Sorcerer*
culture Life And Death In A Northern Town: Mike Hodges’ ‘Get Carter’ Tim Pelan Tim Pelan examines Mike Hodges's classic 1972 British crime movie, 'Get Carter'
culture John Schlesingerâs âMidnight Cowboyâ: the X-rated Movie that Won an Oscar Koraljka Suton A friend of mine, an American painter living in London, had read the book and suggested that I look at it. I read it and thought âIf Iâm going to make a...
culture Sidney Lumet and Paddy Chayevskyâs âNetworkâ: The Grim Prophecy that Was Once Just Brilliant Satire Sven Mikulec What excited the general public and outraged horrified television moguls as a razor-sharp satire in 1976, a film promoted as outrageous, hasnât lost its...
culture Carol Reedâs âThe Third Manâ: How Orson Welles Stole a Show He Was Barely In Koraljka Suton Filmmaker Carol Reed, hailed as one of the greatest U.K. directors, became famous in the late 1930s and 1940s with motion pictures such as Night Train ...
culture âThe Conversationâ: Francis Ford Coppolaâs Paranoia-Ridden Tale of Surveillance, Guilt and Isolation Koraljka Suton The idea originated in a conversation between me and Irving Kirshner. We were talking about espionage, and he said that most people thought the safest ...
culture âTo Live and Die in L.A.â: The Intelligent, Authentic Thriller as One of the Highlights of Friedkinâs Career Sven Mikulec If you were to compile a list of the most impressive and exhilarating car chases in the history of the motion pictures, itâs more than likely that one ...
culture Fincherâs Zodiac: A Suspenseful and Thrilling Combination of Police Procedural and Newspaper Film That Masterfully Chronicles the Progression of Obsession Koraljka Suton Robert Graysmith knew he was a guy on the sidelines of this story. He wanted to be a part of it and he made himself a part of it. He was doing it on his...
culture âManhunterââ’Horror Implied, as Opposed to Explained…That’s Michael Mann’s Strength (Will)â Tim Pelan In 1986, Michael Mannâs 'Manhunter' elevated schlock-horror to a thoughtful, stylised, forensically psychological level, introducing the concept of a ...
culture Psycho Pension Quâest-ce que câest: Richard Donnerâs âLethal Weaponâ Is a Real Live Wire Tim Pelan You think Iâm crazy? You call me crazy, you think Iâm crazy? You wanna see crazy?âŠ
culture âThe Friends of Eddie Coyleâ: Peter Yatesâ Crime Masterpiece that Chose to Rely on a Completely Different Kind of Spectacle Sven Mikulec Published in January 1973, George V. Higginsâ crime novel "The Friends of Eddie Coyle" was well received by critics and the public, featuring a story ...
culture âParis, Texasâ: Wim Wendersâ Film of Extraordinary Beauty and Irresistibility Sven Mikulec In 1984, one film confidently rode through Cannes, sweeping prizes from all three juries at the most respected film festival in the world. Wim Wendersâ ...
culture How Robert Altmanâs Anti-Western Classic âMcCabe & Mrs. Millerâ Aged Like Fine Wine Koraljka Suton The legendary director Robert Altman was given an Academy Honorary Award in 2006, âin recognition of a career that has repeatedly reinvented...
culture Abel Ferraraâs âKing of New Yorkâ gained a true, cult reputation of a legitimate gangster classic Sven Mikulec Sven Mikulec When it comes to filmmakers who are, among other things, distinguished for their strong and passionate connectionâŠ
culture Duct Soup: The Daffy, Dystopian Design Nightmare of Terry Gilliamâs âBrazilâ Tim Pelan Brazil is the demented, surreal flip-side of George Orwellâs dystopian warningâ"1984 1/2" was director Terry Gilliamâs originallyâŠ
culture âSweet Smell of Successâ, Alexander Mackendrickâs Most Accomplished Film that Hasnât Aged a Day Cinephilia & Beyond Tony Curtis had to fight really hard to get the role of Falco in Alexander Mackendrick's 'Sweet Smell of Success' âŠ
culture Rats In the Attic: William Friedkinâs âThe Exorcistâ Tim Pelan Forty-five years after its powerful debut, and with all the attendant publicity, analysis and second-hand knowledge, from satire to theological debate,âŠ
culture Downwards Is the Only Way Forwards: Welcome to David Fincherâs âThe Gameâ Tim Pelan Twenty-one years on, David Fincherâs The Game (1997) has come to be seen as a prescient, schadenfreude look at the gulf between us and the âone ...
culture Noir Cut to Look of the Period, Not About the Period: The Sunny, Seedy â50âs Underbelly of Curtis Hansonâs âL.A. Confidentialâ Tim Pelan I came to it because of Ellroy. When I read âL.A. Confidential,â I just got hooked on the characters, got caught up emotionally in their individual...
culture Paradise Lost: How Martin Scorseseâs âCasinoâ Charts the Rise and Fall of a Criminal Empire Tim Pelan This story has to be on a big canvas. Thereâs no sense in my getting Bob De Niro and Joe Pesci and making a 90-minute picture about only one aspect ...
culture âBring Me the Head of Alfredo Garciaâ: The Story of the Great Sam Peckinpahâs Most Personal Film Sven Mikulec Before Warner Bros. decided to take a chance and hire him to make The Wild Bunch, the classic revisionist western that would completely revitalize his ...
culture Fun City Editions and Its Mission of Resetting Film History: A Conversation with Jonathan Hertzberg Sven Mikulec One of the most interesting things about the United States film community in the last couple of years is definitely the apparent resurrection of films...
culture More than 65 years since its release, Carol Reedâs âThe Third Manâ is still a marvel to see, experience and learn from Cinephilia & Beyond Carol Reedâs 'The Third Man' might just be as visually stimulating as classic films getâŠ.
culture Once Upon a Time⊠In the Philippines: Francis Ford Coppolaâs âApocalypse Nowâ Is a Three-Time Prime Cut of Film-Making Largesse Tim Pelan Meanwhile, the mystique of âApocalypse Nowâ lives on. The Marine Corps invited me to Camp Pendleton to watch a demonstration of an aerial ...
culture âMillerâs Crossingâ at 30: A Lamentation of Losers by the Coen Brothers Tim Pelan After the success of 'Raising Arizona', Joel and Ethan Coen were given the chance to do something a little more ambitious, with a budget of somewhere...
culture Francis Ford Coppola and Brian De Palma: âThe Conversationâ Between Two Great Filmmakers Sven Mikulec The most personal of all films in Francis Ford Coppolaâs repertoire was born between two big projects that helped Coppola gain the reputation he enjoys ...
culture âGoodfellasâ at 30: Martin Scorseseâs Anthropological Goodlife Through a Lens Tim Pelan As far back as I can remember, director Martin Scorsese has been synonymous with wiseguys, mooks, goombahs, and spin-on-a-dime funny-how guys delivering...
culture Thelma Schoonmaker Breaks Down âRaging Bullâ Cinephilia & Beyond Itâs said that a movie is made three times: once through a script, once on set, and finally in theâŠ
