Burden of Dreams (1982) Photo : Jerry Tavin/Everett Collection Few would accuse Werner Herzog’s 1982 drama, “Fitzcarraldo,” of being dull. But director Les Blank managed to top Herzog’s classic tale of obsession with this jaw-dropping look at that lunatic production, which called for its crew to transport a boat over a mountain in the Amazon. —    Share […]

Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018) Photo : Screenshot Courtesy of Hopscotch Films Director Mark Cousins delivers a 14-hour master class, where every example hails from a movie helmed by a woman. The approach is empowering, underscoring the medium’s possibilities via clips that film schools so often overlook.     Share this:

In between screenings and interviews, the 77-year-old director is working on the next film in the “Mad Max” universe, and he seems to be having a ball. Share this:

With the massive popularity of Hercules, Corman hoped to make a sword and sandal genre film shot in Greece instead of Italy.

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