Directors

Sep 143 min read

Fred Zinnemann

I once got an email from an 88-year-old man named George, praising an essay I’d written for The Washington Post . Coincidentally, I had...

Feb 12 min read

Oscar's "Maine" Man

Decades before Cambridge whiz kids Ben Affleck and Matt Damon went Hollywood, another New Englander trekked West to make a wicked big...

Aug 1, 20233 min read

Films of 1948: Bogie-Huston Double Feature

Cinemagic happens when certain actors and directors join forces. John Wayne and John Ford made 14 gems, like Stagecoach, The Searchers...

Mar 30, 20212 min read

Solid "Goldwyn"

“Include me out.” “A verbal agreement isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.” “You’ve got to take the bitter with the sour.” His...

Feb 28, 20212 min read

Lights, Camera, Curtiz

If you don’t know his name, I bet you know his movies. Director Michael Curtiz was more “journeyman” than “auteur,” but his cinematic...