Sophia Loren, Italian Style.

Check the amazing Sophia Loren’s Movie Collection (Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow / Marriage Italian Style / Sunflower / Vittorio D)

The Mystery of Meryl Streep.

The Geometry of Antonioni.

Absolutely Almodóvar.

Woody Allen Speaks to Me.

Kurosawa Color.

Wes Anderson’s Windows.

Check our previous articles on Wes Anderson here and here.

Orson Welles: Hollywood Magician

The Enigma of Werner Herzog.

By the way, Herzog’s biography one of the best cinema books I’ve ever read. Highly recommended!

Tarantino’s Close-Ups.

Here’s an article we wrote a while back on Tarantino’s “trunk shots.”

The Wong Kar-wai Flavor.

The Shades of Scarlett Johansson.

35 Years of Tom Hanks

The top 10 Cinematographers of All Time.

Francis Bacon and The Last Tango in Paris.

 

Inspiration often comes from the most unexpected sources. I am reading Moviemakers’ Master Class: Private Lessons from the World’s Foremost Directors, and found the conversation with Bernardo Bertolucci, and his inspiration for the “Last Tango in Paris” fascinating.  (more…)