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Writer-director Irwin Winkler’s 1991 drama is an interesting and sincere but mild drama of the Hollywood blacklist intrigues. It is an intelligently written reminder of some uncomfortable facts of Hollywood’s – and America’s – past, […]
As World War Two rages, writer-director Preston Sturges calls Hollywood to task for its frivolity in his brilliant 1941 serio-comic road movie. Sturges’s movie is a classic satire, still funny, relevant and worthwhile. Joel McCrea […]
A Fuller Life is a must-see documentary on the life and movies of maverick film director Sam Fuller, poignantly directed by his daughter Samantha, who bursts with curiosity and pride about her dad. Friends and […]
This is the Woody Allen film with the message the public didn’t want to hear – ‘I don’t want to make funny movies any more. I don’t feel funny.’ It is one of his serious […]
His thirteenth film proves lucky number 13 for François Truffaut as his much-loved 1973 success Day for Night [La Nuit Américaine] represents a huge return to form for him. Co-writer/ director/ star Truffaut’s 1974 Best […]
Federico Fellini’s legendary seventh solo film from 1963 focuses on the trials and tribulations of film-making. With six previous movies and three halves, he calls it 8½. Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Claudia Cardinale and Sandra […]