Among the positive reviews, Bosley Crowther of The New York Times wrote that the film was “conspicuously different” from the novel and had “some strange confusions of style and mood,” but nevertheless had “a rare power, a garbled but often moving push toward an off-beat communication.” Richard L. Coe of The Washington Post called it […]
Israeli Directors: Lapid, Nadav–“Yes,” Where Art and Politics Meet and Conflicty
September 16, 2025 by
Local festivals have taken risks to show films that have displeased government officials. The Jerusalem Film Fest, which is also directly threatened by the boycott, recently showed Yes in spite of pushback from local politicians. “A few days before the screening, Jerusalem festival organizers received a letter from two government ministers who demanded that it […]
Lolita (1962): Making Of Kubrick’s Controversial Movie of Nabokov’s “Scandalous” Novel
September 16, 2025 by
With Nabokov’s consent, Kubrick changed the order of events by moving what was the novel’s ending to the start of the film.
Oscar Directors: Soderbergh–Hollywood’s Most Prolific–and Unpredictable–Filmmaker
September 4, 2025 by
Soderbergh: Hollywood’s Most Unpredictable Director The filmmaker, who had ushered in the indie era in 1989 with Sex, Lies, and Videotape, returns to his roots with The Christophers, a risky premiere about “two people in a room.” Soderbergh Steven Soderbergh is going back to where he started: two people in a room, with no safety net. […]
People Against O’Hara, The (1951): John Sturges’ Courtroom Drama, Starring Spencer Tracy, Pat O’Brien, John Hodiak, James Arness
September 1, 2025 by
A ploddingly old-fashioned courtroom drama, with touches of crime noir, starring Spencer Tracy.
