As a classic film lover, I was immediately tickled pink by actor John Marley’s appearance onscreen. Associated with Love Story (1970) and The Godfather (1972) with the latter forever etched in my memory as the film director who is made “an offer he can’t refuse” by way of his gor...
Fincher made the choice to mirror the films of the “Citizen Kane” era by filming in black and white. Though nearly all movies had switched over to color by the early to mid-1960s, since then directors such as Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Radha Blank and Rebecca Hall have turned to ...
Also ranks #3 on The Best Black Sports Movies Ever Made Also ranks #6 on The Best Movies About Black History, Ranked 23 Amistad Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Matthew McConaughey 73 votes In the historical drama Amistad, Steven Spielberg transports us to 1839. The film revolves around a mu...
and they are often characterized by a campy, self-deprecating humor. His influence on contemporary American cinema was enormous, in large part because of his discovery and promotion of young actors and directors. Though Corman officially retired fromdirectingin 1971, he made a comeback with the ...
This article analyzes a content-based market position that developed during the mid-1960s, situated in-between the pornographic and the accepted. By studying Swedish men's magazines and sex films from the time period, the argument is made that these media products profited from both the advantag...
(1967), which he turned into his first feature film. Theromanticdramawas released in France in 1967 and in the United States (asThe Story of a Three-Day Pass) the following year. Van Peebles made his Hollywood directorial debut withWatermelon Man(1970), a comedy about racialbigotry. He ...
Robinson has said the film’s mid-1980s production for Handmade Films almost made him as penurious as his hero: having to provide £30,000 of his own cash to film Richard E Grant and Paul McGann on their fateful trip in their clapped-out Jaguar MK2 to the Lake District. But if, ...
Dutta's Border made a significant impact on '90s Bollywood cinema. Based on the true events of the 1971 Indo-Pak war, the movie expertly employs the classic tropes of patriotism, bravery, and camaraderie to create a gripping tale that continues to inspire generations. The ensemble cast, ...
Woody Allen made his first film appearance co-starring with Peter O'Toole and Peter Sellers in "What's New, Pussycat?" It was also Allen's first screenplay. O'Toole played a womanizer who just can't help but attract the attention of beautiful women - and when the beautiful women includ...
This is truly one of those films that should have never been made. It starred the legendary actor Michael Caine, who probably needed the extra money at the time to agree to participate in such a film. It's been criticized for being illogical,...