Introduction Few figures in American cinema embody the paradoxes of artistry and morality as powerfully as Elia Kazan (1909–2003). A […]
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When we think of the cinema of freedom, rebellion, and the contradictions of modern life, one name inevitably rises to
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Few filmmakers embody both the glory and the chaos of New Hollywood as fully as William Friedkin. A man of
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Joel Schumacher’s career remains one of the most eclectic and misunderstood in modern Hollywood history. To some, he is the
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When cinephiles speak of French cinema after World War II, names like François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, and Alain Resnais inevitably
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Jean-Marc Vallée’s career was tragically cut short in December 2021, when the Canadian director, screenwriter, and editor passed away at
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Introduction Michelangelo Antonioni is a name that towers over the landscape of modern cinema. For many cinephiles, particularly those fascinated
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Why these three films still talk to us—by showing what can’t be said Michelangelo Antonioni’s so-called “Trilogy of Incommunicability”—L’Avventura (1960),
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Introduction: The Name Above the Title Cecil B. DeMille’s name has long been a synonym for Hollywood spectacle. For much
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