Best Films Never Made #27: Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis David Brake September 16, 2015 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features “You see the movies they make now... They just keep making the same one over and over again.” Francis Ford Coppola no longer believes in cinema. Of all the Best Films Never Made projects haunting...
Best Films Never Made #23: Orson Welles’ Heart of Darkness Ellen Dwyer January 29, 2015 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features "Almost we are persuaded that there is something after all ... something essential waiting for all of us in the dark alleys of the world, aboriginally loathsome, immeasurable and certainly nameless." - Orson...
A Beginner’s Guide to… Alternative Cuts Eddie Falvey January 26, 2015 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features 1 Comment You might forgive a general consensus that more is better in relation to a film’s running time; with avid fans fawning over myths of extra footage, deleted scenes, and unseen cuts, it is not hard to imagine...
O Father, Where Art Thou? – Part 1: The Combat Film Chris Davies May 5, 2014 Analysis, Close-Up, Features 4 Comments From Ancient Greece to Star Wars, the Bible to Breaking Bad, throughout history the father figure has been a major feature in dramatic storytelling. This is especially evident in film, but in post-9/11...
Milius – Review Chris Davies November 4, 2013 Reviews 1 Comment Spielberg, Lucas, Coppola and other living legends lend amusing anecdotes on this controversial figure and his self-constructed mythos. Sadly, a stroke has left Milius with a severe speech impediment, so...
