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The definitive look at one of the most important Black art films and original filmmakers of the 1970s. Bill Gunn’s Ganja & Hess (1973) has across the decades attained a sizable cult following among A …

Because screenwriter Robert Riskin (1897–1955) spent most of his career collaborating with legendary Hollywood director Frank Capra, his own unique contributions to film have been largely overshadowe …

A filmmaker whose work exhibits a wide range of styles and approaches, Louis Malle (1932–1995) was the only French director of his generation to enjoy a significant career in both France and the Unit …

Clint Eastwood is a true living legend. For over forty years he has dominated Hollywood and his success both in front of and behind the camera has assured his place in cinema history alongside such s …

Since 1957, Sidney Lumet, the most prolific American director of his generation, has deepened audiences’ awareness of social, ethical, and feminist issues through such distinguished films as 12 Angry …

Hitchcock’s previously untold origin story . Alfred Hitchcock called The Lodger ‘the first true Hitchcock movie, ‘ the one that anticipated all the others. And yet the story of how The Lodger ca …

The cinephile community knows Abbas Kiarostami (1940–2016) as one of the most important filmmakers of the previous decades. This volume illustrates why the Iranian filmmaker achieved critical acclaim …

Otto Preminger (1905–1986), whose Hollywood career spanned the 1930s through the 1970s, is popularly remembered for the acclaimed films he directed, among which are the classic film noir Laura, the s …

Anthony Minghella: Interviews is an illuminating anthology of in-depth conversations with this important contemporary film director and producer. The collection explores Minghella’s ideas on every as …

Sofia Coppola (b. 1971) was baptized on film. After appearing in The Godfather as an infant, it took twenty-five years for Coppola to take her place behind the camera, helming her own adaptation of J …