The Sound of Music (1965)Directors: Robert WiseScreenwriters: Ernest LehmanStarring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmain Carr, Heather Menzies, Angela Cartwright, Kym Karath, Duane Chase, Eleanor Parker, Nicholas Hammond, Debbie Turner, Peggy Wood, Richard Haydn, Daniel Truhitte, Ben Wright, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Norma Varden, Dorothy Jeakins, Marni Nixon The Sound of Music has undoubtedly become a […]
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Rebecca (1940)Director: Alfred HitchcockScreenwriters: Robert E. Sherwood, Joan HarrisonStarring: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, Judith Anderson, George Sanders, Nigel Bruce, Reginald Denny, Florence Bates, Gladys Cooper “Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” Haunting words that begin both the book, and this feature film adaptation. Out of all the films Alfred Hitchcock put his
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In the Heat of the Night (1967)Director: Norman JewisonScreenwriters: Stirling SilliphantStarring: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Quentin Dean The mosquitos buzz in the humid night of Sparta, Mississippi as detective Sam Woods (Warren Oates) discovers the murdered industrialist, Philip Colbert. Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is waiting at the train station after visiting his mother;
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Anatomy of a Fall (2023)Director: Justine TrietScreenwriters: Justine Triet, Arthur HarariStarring: Sandra Hüller, Samuel Theis, Milo Machado Graner, Swann Arlaud, Antoine Reinartz Justine Triet unfolds entrenched systemic misogyny in her Oscar-nominated courtroom drama Anatomy of a Fall, a pointed and wordy multilingual picture that features one of the great performances of 2023. French director and
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Triangle of Sadness (2022) Director: Ruben ÖstlundScreenwriter: Ruben ÖstlundStarring: Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Woody Harrelson, Dolly de Leon, Zlatko Buric, Iris Berben, Vicki Berlin, Henrik Dorsin Without a doubt, 2022 was the year of the capitalist satire. In a period defined by sardonic, tongue-in-cheek critiques of society (such as The Menu), Triangle of Sadness fit right
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This article was originally published on SSP Thinks Film by Sam Sewell-Peterson. BlackKklansman (2018) Director: Spike Lee Screenwriters: Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Charlie Wachtel Starring: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Topher Grace, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Robert John Burke, Brian Tarantina, Michael Buscemi, Laura Harrier, Alec Baldwin I’m still reeling from the final moments of BlackKklansman –
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