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Tilting at Windmills: The Outrageous Fortune of Terry Gilliam

Posted on March 31, 2008August 18, 2008

A look at the on-set trials and tribulations of maverick director Terry Gilliam, and how he’s managed to roll with the punches that the studio system–and God–has thrown his way. Film directing is a profession often fraught with impossible challenges. Woody Allen once said being a director meant “the truck of fresh compromises pulls up […]

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A Heightened Sense of Fear: The Best Scenes from Movie Robberies

Posted on March 27, 2008April 21, 2008

This is a guest post written by David Chen from Always Watching. Update: Always Watching‘s David Chen has updated this post on his own site here. Check it out! Anyone who has ever been robbed at gun/knifepoint can tell you that the experience is far from fun or exhilarating. But like many of life’s unpleasant […]

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When the Dead Dream: Films Inspired by ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’

Posted on March 23, 2008April 1, 2016

This article may reveal crucial plot-specific details of the movies being discussed. Read at your own risk! Is it possible to cheat death, and escape into an alternate world in the final moments of our existence? In doing so, what are the consequences? We look at a few films where the protagonists did exactly that, […]

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The Best Beginnings on Film: The InImitable Style of Saul Bass

Posted on March 16, 2008August 13, 2009

The purpose of a movie’s main title sequence is to deliver necessary credit information while thematically and stylistically summarizing the film. A good film’s title sequence should be a metaphorical microcosm of the film itself. In this respect, no main title designer has been as influential on the industry as Saul Bass. The influence of […]

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