Christopher Saunders

LATEST ARTICLES ( 667 )

• The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks

  

  "A Yankee being punished and rewarded for his curiosity."As both filmmaker and theorist, Lev Kuleshov ranks among cinema's great pioneers. One of his... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014

• Schindler's List

  

  Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List (1993) is a powerful yet problematic movie. Handsomely directed and impeccably acted, this adaptation of Thomas Keneally's... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014

• Groggy Watches TV: The Thick of It

  

  "You're not Josh, Ollie. Just write the fucking speech."Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing was a formative experience. That show's snappy dialogue, attractive cast an... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014

• The Pianist

  

  (2002) ranks among Roman Polanski's greatest achievements. Based on Wladyslaw Szpilman's memoir of Nazi-occupied Poland, it also draws heavily on Polanski's... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014

• Imagineering a Narrative

  

  Staying strictly macroApologies for the erratic schedule lately. I've spent the last month working sporadically on a fiction project, absorbing most of my free... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014

• Oscar Results 2014

  Oscars were last night. The winners, for the record:Best motion picture of the year“American Hustle” Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and Jonathan... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014

• Massacre in Rome

  

  Before helming action flicks like Rambo III and Tombstone, George P. Cosmatos debuted with this sober historical drama. Massacre in Rome (1973) depicts an... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014