Screen-wise, the story of 'Carmen' has lent itself to more than two dozen outings: the plot, with its core elements of jealous lovers, femme fatales and outlaws, being powerful (indeed, simplistic) enough to embrace several contemporary stylings, such as 1954's all-black Carmen Jones, 2001...
Godard was inspired by Otto Preminger’s Carmen Jones (1954), a musical-comedy about a woman that seduces a soldier ordered to escort her to the authorities. Preminger’s film is an adaptation of a 1943 stage production by Oscar Hammerstein II, which is itself an adaptation of the 1845 ...
“Everyday Black Man,”Carmen Madden “Go For It!,”Carmen Marron “Krews,”Hilbert Hakim “Money Matters,” Ryan Richmond “Mooz-Lum,... See full article at ShadowAndAct 8/25/2010 by Tambay ShadowAndAct 2010 San Antonio Film Festival: Official Lineup ...
Born August 16, 1934—Diana Wynne Jones.If there’s essential reading for her, it’d beThe Tough Guide to Fantasylandwith a playful look at the genre. Then I’d toss inDeep Secretfor its setting, andFire and Hemlockfor her artful merging of the Scottish ballads Tam Lin and Thomas the ...