It’s next time again. Why in the world should you care about an old actor/director who died over 30 years ago? The answer falls into two baskets. If you saw Citizen Kane you know why. If you didn’t, there is not much I can do to explain. But, then again, maybe after taking a look […]
It’s next time again. If you work in the creative arts and people like your work, sooner or later someone will ask, “Where do you get all these amazing ideas?” The question is usually well meaning and superficial but the answers can sometimes be profound. In an on-camera interview with one of the greatest shoe […]
As you undoubtedly know, Antonioni died last July, and in some sort of spooky death-of-cinema-giants coincidence, on the same day as Ingmar Bergman. Bergman was incredibly important to me since he really inspired me to become a film maker. I remember my father took me to see Wild Strawberries when I was 14. I was […]
It is no surprise I adore Bertolucci. He is a master of Italian Cinema. His collaboration with his longtime cameraman and color-obsessed colleague, Vitorrio Storraro, is the stuff of cinematic legend. There are two things, therefore, which make Besieged a surprise. One is the music by Allesio Flad and the other is the camerawork by […]
In case you hadn’t noticed there are several alluring strangers at your doorstep and, so the story goes, they can’t cross your threshold unbidden, you have to invite them in.