tony-williams
The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks
Long recognised as the pioneer of the “Kuleshov effect”, teacher of future cinematic talents such as Sergei Eisenstein (who attended Kuleshov’s Film Workshop for three
Le Corbeau
As Alan Williams notes, “Le Corbeau is an essential work for world film history, if only because its meanings are still being debated” (1). Filmed
Dangerous Encounters – First Kind
Dai yat lai aau him (Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind/Dangerous Encounters – 1st Kind) was the third film directed by Tsui Hark. Following his
Centre Stage
Winner of many awards at national and international film festivals and the subject of several articles and one monograph – by Mette Hjort – in
Before Dietrich: Sound Technique and Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt (1929 USA 94 mins) Prod Co: Josef von Sternberg/Famous Players-Lasky-Paramount Prod: B. P. Fineman Scr: Charles Furthman (dialogue Herman J. Mankiewicz), from a story
Male Irresponsibility and (Temporary) Redemption: Howard Hawks’ The Crowd Roars
The Crowd Roars (1932 USA 84 mins) Prod Co: First National-Vitaphone/Warner Bros. Prod: Bryan Foy Dir: Howard Hawks Scr: Kubec Glasmon, John Bright, Seton I.
Emperor of the North: The Last Hurrah of Lee Marvin
The Emperor of the North Pole/Emperor of the North (1973 USA 118 mins) Prod Co: Inter-Hemisphere Productions Prod: Stanley Hough Dir: Robert Aldrich Scr: Christopher
Alfred Hitchcock and John Buchan: The Art of Creative Transformation
Alfred Hitchcock’s film of John Buchan’s novel, The Thirty-Nine Steps, was one of his most successful, and he repeatedly used the story template in other
Manhunter
Manhunter (1986 USA 120 mins) Prod Co: De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, Inc. Prod: Richard Roth Dir: Michael Mann Scr: Michael Mann, based on the novel