Weekend (1967): Godard’s Anarchic Film and Strongest Condemnation of Western Capitalism
Political Movies: 100 Most Significant–No. 94 is “Weekend” (1967) by Jean-Luc Godard
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Venice Film Fest 2024: No Brad Pitt, No Angelina Jolie, No Clooney, No Lady Gaga
August 29, 2024 by
Major stars snub Venice Fest press–international journalism suffers and hurts.
Maria: Pablo Larraín’s Biopic of Callas, Starring Angelina Jolie, Acquired by Netflix
August 28, 2024 by
This film is my most personal work yet. It is creative imagining and psychological portrait of Maria Callas–Pablo Larraín
Scarlet Empress, The (1934): Making of Dietrich-Von Sternberg Fantasy Historical Saga
August 28, 2024 by
Von Sternberg contrived a fantastical 18th-century Imperial Russia, one that is both “grotesque and spectacular,” hitting audiences of the Depression era with its stylistic excesses.
Blonde Venus (1932): Making of Von Sternberg’s Romantic Epic
August 28, 2024 by
Von Sternberg’s story for Blonde Venus and the screenplay by Furthman and S.K.Lauren center on a fallen woman, who’s ultimately forgiven by her long-suffering husband.
