Blade Runner
This video-essay on Blade Runner examines how Ridley Scott visualizes the film’s numerous and seemingly disparate themes of urbanity, ecology, identity and mortality.
This video-essay on Blade Runner examines how Ridley Scott visualizes the film’s numerous and seemingly disparate themes of urbanity, ecology, identity and mortality.
Alfred Hitchcock was not the only person who could adapt Daphne Du Maurier’s work to the screen. In fact, you could argue Nicolas Roeg did it best.
Four actresses received Oscar nominations for their performances in All About Eve. Great script, great acting… but a great movie?
A landmark of British cinema from 1947, this frightening psychological drama involves a group of English nuns living high in the Himalayas.
With so many faiths being practiced in America, Hollywood knows better than to show people praying. As a result, ‘religion’ is found in some unexpected places.
Credits used to simply announce the names of those involved. But then someone came up with the idea of making them part of the story itself.
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