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Plein Soleil (Purple Noon) 26 Aug 2013 | 08:31 pm
Although later adapted in 1999 by Anthony Minghella, the first film version of Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Talented Mr. Ripley was a French adaptation, directed by Rene Clement. It follows the adv...
The Future of Movies (1990) 22 Aug 2013 | 02:38 am
Back in 1990 the late Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel hosted a TV special which featured directors Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Martin Scorsese discussing the future of movies. Spielberg and Lucas ...
Blu-ray: Pi 12 Aug 2013 | 10:12 pm
Darren Aronofsky’s debut feature about a troubled mathematician is a reminder of his precocious gifts as a writer-director. Shot in black and white on location in New York, it made a big impact at th...
Writing With Light 8 Aug 2013 | 10:46 pm
A 1992 documentary about cinematographer Vittorio Storaro provides a fascinating insight into his working life. Best known for his work with Bernardo Bertolucci, Francis Ford Coppola and Warren Beatt...
DVD: The Gatekeepers 8 Aug 2013 | 12:25 am
An absorbing study of Israel’s internal security service Shin Bet paints a sombre picture of the nation’s conflict with the Palestinians. Combining interviews with six former heads of the secretive o...
DVD & Blu-ray Picks: August 2013 4 Aug 2013 | 07:52 pm
DVD & BLU-RAY PICKS Mad Max Trilogy (Warner Home Video) / Buy at Amazon UK The Gatekeepers (Metrodome) / Buy at Amazon UK Pi (Lionsgate) / Buy at Amazon UK La Notte (Eureka) / Buy at Amazon UK O ...
The (Extended) Making of The Shining 29 Jul 2013 | 07:38 pm
The full version of The Elstree Project‘s documentary about The Shining is now available online. Stanley Kubrick’s famous horror was originally documented in a 17 minute short film, as part of the pr...
Blu-ray: Dressed to Kill 29 Jul 2013 | 06:00 am
One of the best and most controversial films of Brian De Palma’s career is this macabre erotic thriller. When a sexually frustrated housewife (Angie Dickinson) meets a tall, dark stranger in a museum...
Gordon Willis Craft Truck Interview 25 Jul 2013 | 11:55 pm
Legendary cinematographer Gordon Willis recently sat down with Craft Truck for a lengthy interview about his career. In the first video he discusses his work on such films as The Godfather (1972), Kl...
The Birth of a Nation 23 Jul 2013 | 05:44 am
One of the landmark films in cinema history is D.W. Griffith’s controversial Civil War epic, which still has the power to startle and shock nearly 100 years since it was made. As cinema crawled out o...
