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    ‘Point Blank’ – John Boorman’s 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

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    How John Schlesinger’s Homeless and Lonesome ‘Midnight Cowboy’ Rode His Way to the Top and Became the First and Only X-rated Movie to Win a Best Picture 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 ‘If I’m going to make a...

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    ‘American Gigolo’ (1980): Paul Schrader’s Character Study on Loneliness that Established Richard Gere as a Leading Man

    Koraljka Suton

    While he was teaching screenwriting at the UCLA Film School, American director and screenwriter Paul Schrader got a character idea during one of his...

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    King of New York (1990): Abel Ferrara’s Blood-Soaked Portrayal of New York City’s Underbelly

    Koraljka Suton

    Long-time independent filmmaker Abel Ferrara was never one to pander to the expectations of either critics...

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    ‘Black Sunday’ (1977): John Frankenheimer’s Overwhelmingly Suspenseful Terrorist Film

    Koraljka Suton

    The late American director John Frankenheimer began his career when the Cold War was at its peak...

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    ‘Caliber 9’ (1972): Fernando Di Leo’s Intense Poliziottesco Film

    Koraljka Suton

    During his film career that lasted from 1964 to 1985, Italian filmmaker Fernando Di Leo worked as a director...

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    ‘Deep Cover’ (1992): Bill Duke’s Exhilarating and Aesthetically Poignant Undercover-Cop Thriller

    Koraljka Suton

    The year 1990 saw the publication of a non-fiction book entitled Deep Cover: The Inside Story of How DEA Infighting...

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    Paul Schrader’s ‘Hardcore’ (1979): A Gripping Juxtaposition of Religious Rigidity and Unabashed Sexuality

    Koraljka Suton

    American director and screenwriter Paul Schrader grew up in a strict Calvinist family in Grand Rapids, Michigan...

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    ‘The Crying Game’: Neil Jordan’s Deeply Humane Story That Transcends Gender, Race and Nationality

    Koraljka Suton

    The 1980s were an intense decade for Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan. He had made his directorial debut in 1982...

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    ‘Internal Affairs’ (1990): Mike Figgis’ First American Film that Proved to Be an Intense Crime Thriller

    Koraljka Suton

    English director, screenwriter and composer Mike Figgis made his directorial debut in 1988 with Stormy...

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    ‘The Dead Zone’: Cronenberg’s Masterful Adaptation of a Stephen King Classic

    Koraljka Suton

    Many a movie has been based on prolific writer Stephen King's works of fiction. And while quite a few of...

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    ‘Hard Times’: Walter Hill’s Violent Directorial Debut About Survival During the Great Depression

    Koraljka Suton

    American filmmaker Walter Hill is famous and revered for both his action movies and the fact that he revived the...

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    Celebrating 40 Years of ‘Flash Gordon’: An Intentionally Campy Space Opera that Became a Cult Classic

    Koraljka Suton

    December 5th, 2020 will mark the 40th anniversary of a lavish space opera hitting US theaters and subsequently...

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    ‘Body Double’: Brian De Palma’s Uniquely Stylized Erotic Thriller that Pays Homage to Hitchcock

    Koraljka Suton

    American director and screenwriter Brian de Palma, a leading member of the New Hollywood movement that lasted...

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    ‘Heat’: Michael Mann’s Meticulous Masterpiece of Both Style and Substance That Transcends Genre

    Koraljka Suton

    “Don'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."

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    ‘JFK’: Oliver Stone’s Emotionally Accurate and Masterfully Crafted Trip Down the Rabbit Hole

    Koraljka Suton

    “I think I was always controversial, provocative. But I can’t help it. I have to go there. It’s my nature. It’s my father’s nature, too..."

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    ‘Sweet Smell of Success’: A Visceral and Vicious Depiction of the Evil that Power-Hungry Men Do

    Koraljka Suton

    There’s 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...

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    ‘Network’: Sidney Lumet and Paddy Chayefsky’s Gruesome Prophecy Turned Reality

    Koraljka Suton

    Once it opened, everybody kept saying, ‘Oh, what a brilliant satire.’ But Paddy and I always said, ‘This isn’t satire, it’s sheer reportage.’

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    ‘Charley Varrick’ – The Last of the Independents

    Koraljka Suton

    Don Siegal's follow up to *Dirty Harry*, an adaptation of John C. Reese's *The Looters,* and a masterclass in character-driven storytelling

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    ‘The Conversation’: Francis Ford Coppola’s 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 ...

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    Fincher’s 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...

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    Carol Reed’s ‘The Third Man’: 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 ...

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

    Koraljka Suton

    The legendary director Robert Altman was given an Academy Honorary Award in 2006, “in recognition of a career that has repeatedly reinvented...

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