Max Ophuls: A New Art – But Who Notices?
Where cinema becomes music, entwining emotion and movement, Ophuls allows his female characters to hold centre stage. The post Max Ophuls: A New Art – But Who Notices? appeared first on Senses of Cinema.
View ArticleHitchcock, Machines, and Us
A probing examination into Hitchcock's cinema and its pull between the expressionist and the formalist/conceptual. The post Hitchcock, Machines, and Us appeared first on Senses of Cinema.
View ArticleFord Rises from the Dead. Again.
John Ford's early film, Bucking Broadway, was recently 'found' in Paris and later restored. Ford expert, Tag Gallagher appraises the restoration. The post Ford Rises from the Dead. Again. appeared...
View ArticleThe Swine who Rewrote F. Scott Fitzgerald: Joseph L. Mankiewicz as Producer
As a producer for MGM, Mankiewicz put his signature on films by a variety of directors – not necessarily for the better. The post The Swine who Rewrote F. Scott Fitzgerald: Joseph L. Mankiewicz as...
View ArticleFord Till ’47
“The essential Ford composition is a person acting freely within a geometric space,” writes Gallagher in this close look at the first half of a great and complex career. The post Ford Till ’47 appeared...
View ArticleMaking Reality
The “amazing grace” of Rossellini's historical TV films. The post Making Reality appeared first on Senses of Cinema.
View ArticleRenoir and the Scandal of “First Love” or The Perils of Catherine
For Renoir, “first love” is an attitude toward life, in all its beauty and complexity. The post Renoir and the Scandal of “First Love” or The Perils of Catherine appeared first on Senses of Cinema.
View ArticleWhite Melodrama: Douglas Sirk
An insightful reappraisal of the æsthetics of the great Hollywood director. The post White Melodrama: Douglas Sirk appeared first on Senses of Cinema.
View ArticleLacrimae Rerum Materialized
An exploration of the Straubs' majestic œuvre, countering much of the received dogma that has surrounded perception of their work. The post Lacrimae Rerum Materialized appeared first on Senses of Cinema.
View ArticlePassage: John Ford’s Young Mr. Lincoln
Noted Ford scholar Tag Gallagher casts his gaze over this well worn 1939 classic and discovers further treasures in Ford’s poetic vision. The post Passage: John Ford’s Young Mr. Lincoln appeared first...
View ArticleAmerican Triptych: Vidor, Hawks and Ford
Three legendary classical directors are put under the spotlight, and the results of Gallagher’s analysis are always illuminating and surprising. The post American Triptych: Vidor, Hawks and Ford...
View ArticleHow to Share a Hill
Illuminating discussion of the æsthetic and philosophical connections between King Vidor and the renowned American painter Andrew Wyeth. The post How to Share a Hill appeared first on Senses of Cinema.
View ArticleStraub Anti-Straub
Tag Gallagher notes that Pedro Costa describes his film on Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub, Où gît votre sourire enfoui?, as “anti-Straubian”. Gallagher offers a vibrant discussion of Costa’s...
View ArticleChains of Dreams: Carl Th. Dreyer
“Are the characters responsible for the emotions which destroy them? This is a secret that belongs to the heart and is the constant wonder of Day of Wrath.” With remarkable precision, Tag Gallagher...
View ArticleWhy Samuel Fuller?
The recent DVD release of White Dog gives Tag Gallagher cause to take stock of Fuller’s career and ponder what exactly it was that set him apart of other directors. The post Why Samuel Fuller? appeared...
View ArticleBrother Feeney — Francis Ford
Elder brother to John Ford, Francis Ford had a long and distinguished career – as actor, director, writer, producer – in his own right. His influence on the younger, and more famous, Ford was far more...
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