The Thomas Crown Affair (1968): More Than a Heist
Anyone who saw The Thomas Crown Affair in cinemas in 1968 would likely have first been drawn to the phrases…In the Heat of the Night (1967): The Power of Politeness
A few days ago, after many years, I decided to rewatch the cinematic masterpiece In the Heat of the Night…Days of Wine and Roses (1962): Pouring Love, Poison, and Tears
There are many reasons to watch this unique drama. First, you expect drama, but the film opens with pure comedy,…The False Chain: Pleasure, Danger, and Death in Edvard Munch’s Madonna
Madonna is one of the most astonishing images created by the mind of the prominent Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, produced…Tracing the Screenwriter in a Great Trilogy
The collaboration between Michelangelo Antonioni and Tonino Guerra began with L’Avventura (1960), a black-and-white film that they co-wrote with Elio…Painting 1946: Francis Bacon and the Architecture of Guilt
The title of this work is simply Painting. A striking and complex piece by the English existentialist painter Francis Bacon,…Psycho 1960: A Manifesto to All Human Fears
Human beings share common fears. Yet no one truly speaks about them to another. We carry them in silence, bearing…A World Made of Exploding Light, Glass, Ice, and Pearl
Imagine you are seated inside a spacecraft that has been drifting aimlessly through space for years. Then one day, without…BLOW UP (1966): A MYSTERY IN SWINGING LONDON
I became interested in Italian arthouse modern cinema while researching Italian Neorealism during film school—a movement that began in the…
