The most revolutionary decision John Waters ever made was to go mainstream. For most filmmakers, it would be ideal to make works that are embraced by the general public, but when it comes to Waters, it almost feels like an act of defiance. He was a filmmaker that made a career through being provocative, so…

There are few collaborations that brought on more masterful results than those between David Lean and Noël Coward, who worked together on a few films over the course of the 1940s, the esteemed playwright working as a scribe for the young filmmaker, and even serving as a co-director on his first film. We’ve previously spoken…

When you are dealing with someone who is widely considered not only one of the most widely celebrated actors and directors in the history of the film industry, but a cultural institution onto himself, an icon that is perhaps the most globally recognized icon in terms of cinema (outside of perhaps Marilyn Monroe), then it’s…

One of the more callous but unintentionally popular jokes that circulate when it comes to the subject of religion is something along the lines of “faith is when you speak to God, whereas schizophrenia is when God speaks back to you” – and in an era which is becoming increasingly more secular as the church…

Robert Altman was certainly awfully busy in the 1970s – he had started as a director-for-hire in the late 1950s, but it was only when he made MASH that he started to take on something of an authorial voice as both a writer and a director. Over the course of the following decade, he’d make…

When it comes to the career of Zach Braff, one’s mileage may vary. For some, he’s the lovable comedic actor who is mostly very good at making us laugh. For others, he’s someone who often over-extends himself in his pursuit to be taken more seriously, which has resulted in quite a bit of work behind…

There are a few inevitabilities in life – Mark Twain famously defined them as “death and taxes”. When it comes to Hollywood, you can add another – as long as the film industry thrives, there will be a concerted effort to keep telling stories about themselves. Those in showbusiness absolutely adore the sound of their…

There have been few directors who have managed to work so effectively across as diverse a range of genres as Peter Bogdanovich, who emerged as a rambunctious young filmmaker filled to the brim with ambition and a distinct point of view, and honed his artistic voice over several decades, each one of his films (even…

When it comes to the concept of the comedy-of-manners, few films are more spiritually and narratively guided than Ruggles of Red Gap, in which director Leo McCarey (arguably one of the pioneers of comedy during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and someone whose work in both humour and melodrama are some of the greatest in…

If there was ever a filmmaker that warranted a much better reputation than the one he has, it would be Frank Perry. Despite being someone with a keen directorial vision, a strong eye for detail and a forthright dedication to telling memorable stories, he has remained relatively obscure in comparison to some of his contemporaries….