Imagine the final sequence of Stromboli where Ingrid Bergman climbs the volcano streched to an hour and a half and you have this: A masterpiece of the dialectic between mileu and character. I found…  read review

In all of Von Sternberg, aesthetic worth is not irreconsible with the films content, but rather married to it. This film, 1934’s “The Scarlet Empress” is the most obvious and extreme example of this…  read review

From Tag Gallagher’s Book:

“The mood is sad, lonely, and bitter, puncuated by isolated exchanges of smiles. Here already is John Ford’s dark world of meanness, isolation, and sadness, dappled…  read review