If you know who William Powell is, dear readers, then you are among the lucky few. A case could be made that Powell is one of the greatest actors of all time. While neither handsome …
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LBJBR’s Actor’s Guide: William Powell
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This Month in Film History – November 5, 1982: French Comic Jacques Tati Passes Away
Most cinema fans, with a basic knowledge of film history, can tell you a little bit about Charles Chaplin, his life and work. However, only true cinephiles can provide an inquisitor with the same amount …
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Vilgot Sjoman: Sweden’s Forgotten Film Genius?
Ingmar Bergman casts a large shadow in his native Sweden even today. Whenever you talk about Swedish, it’s not too long before his name is brought up, even 11 years after his death. The Swedish …
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Guide to Directors of the French New Wave: Jean-Luc Godard
The French New Wave brought the director to the forefront. For the members of the New Wave, Truffaut, Godard and company, the director was the true star of the show. The true artist among these …
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100 Most Important Film Directors of All Time #95. David Lean
The studio system in Hollywood was collapsing by the mid-1950s. Big studios, like MGM and Warner Brothers were retreating from film making, turning instead more and more to the distribition side of the business. Independent …
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The Film Trailers of Peter Greenaway
Here now are the film trailers for some of Peter Greenaway’s work. While his work can be engaging and engrossing, it can also turn overwrought, silly and self indulgent. So, for anyone unfamilar with Mr. …
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#96. Peter Greenaway, Art and Cinema
#96 Peter Greenaway With the release of the 1990 film The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, England finally had a director in Peter Greenaway who could match pretentious allegorical laiden cinema with any …
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100 Most Important Film Directors of All Time #97. Orson Welles
100 Most Important Film Directors #97 Orson Welles Orson Welles’s stature in the world of cinema has benefitted from an obsessive literary cult that have elevated his work to dizzying heights. Critics worldwide have praised …
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The Film Trailers of Michael Curtiz
Here are a few trailers of Michael Curtiz’s films Casablanca (1942) Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Claude Rains Mildred Pierce (1945) Starring Joan Crawford, Jack Carson The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) …
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#98. Michael Curtiz: The Anti-Auteurist
The Most Important Film Directors #98. Michael Curtiz If the casual movie fan were asked who Michael Curtiz was, it would probably be safe to assume very few would have even the faintest clue …
