Podcasts Steven Benedict

If the dream sequence is a crutch for many dull thrillers, horrors and mysteries, what makes a good one? One that challenges and stretches cinematic language. The post Dreams appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Orson Welles is often referred to as a glistening talent who wasted his early promise. Touch of Evil, the last film he made in America, proves otherwise. The post Touch of Evil appeared first on Steven Benedict.

The world is so noisy, we unconsciously filter out all that we don't want to hear. Much of film sound operates in the same way. The post Great Sounds – Part Three appeared first on Steven Benedict.

The world is so noisy, we unconsciously filter out all that we don't want to hear. Much of film sound operates in the same way. The post Great Sounds – Part Two appeared first on Steven Benedict.

The world is so noisy, we unconsciously filter out all that we don't want to hear. Much of film sound operates in the same way. The post 242. Great Sounds – Part One appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Philip K Dick was haunted by many dark visions of the future. None more frightening than his alternate-history from 1962. The post The Man in the High Castle appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Best known for his crime dramas, Martin Scorsese's adaptation of Edith Wharton's romantic novel, The Age of Innocence is one of his most incisive works. The post The Age of Innocence appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Is Krzysztof Kieslowski's trilogy only about liberty, equality and fraternity? Look again and you'll find it also addresses fate, coincidence and co-existence. The post 239. Three Colors appeared first on Steven Benedict.

What makes for a great shot? Beauty? The lens? Lighting? Combine them and you have more than just an image. The post 238. Great Shots – Part Three appeared first on Steven Benedict.

On the surface Yasujiro Ozu's examination of family life in post-war Japan may sound simple, but what he delivered is one of cinema's supreme achievements. The post Tokyo Story appeared first on Steven Benedict.

What makes for a great shot? Beauty? The lens? Lighting? Combine them and you have something more than just an image. The post Great Shots – Part Two appeared first on Steven Benedict.

In a career that spanned over sixty years, forty films and a dozen masterpieces, Persona is the most unusual film in Ingmar Bergman's canon. The post Persona appeared first on Steven Benedict.

What makes for a great shot? Beauty? The lens? Lighting? Combine them and you have something that amounts to more than just an image. The post Great Shots – Part One appeared first on Steven Benedict.

In terms of genre, few films are as influential film as Fritz Lang's M. Where would The French Connection, LA Confidential and Se7en be without it? The post 233. “M” appeared first on Steven Benedict.

John Huston's film of Dashiell Hammett's classic novel was the third adaptation of the hard-boiled mystery. How did he succeed where others had failed? The post The Maltese Falcon appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon is celebrated for asking what is truth. Which is more than a little ironic, because that's not what it is really about. The post Rashomon appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Chinatown is often referred to as film noir. But lacking a dark look and a femme fatale, it is the rarest of Hollywood's breeds; a true tragedy. The post Chinatown appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Few films are as layered as The Conformist. But whether you see it as an exercise in style, character study, or philosophical thesis, it's a flat out masterpiece. The post The Conformist appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Orson Welles is celebrated for Citizen Kane but it was this adaptation of Booth Tarkington's novel that defined his career. The post The Magnificent Ambersons appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Blue is the Warmest Color generated controversy with its love scenes. But at three hours long, there's more to it than that. The post Blue is the Warmest Color appeared first on Steven Benedict.