2001: A Space Odyssey (1968): Cinema’s Memorable Images–The Final Scene

Decades later, people are arguing about the ending of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.

0 Psycho: Notes–Ending, Food and Sex, Home, Characters

Psycho: Notes April 11, 2025–972w Ending Psycho ends with the grinning face of Norman, his mother skull superimposed. No previous film had ended with such a griming question mark. There is no rational lancer. Psycho ends with smug psychiatrist in the cop house, a seeming place of order that can impose order on nothing. The […]

Conversation Piece (1974): Visconti’s Penultimate Film, Starring Burt Lancaster and International Cast

All the prevalent themes in Luchino Visconti’s work–the collision of cultures, the clash between old and new, the sociopolitical gap between generations, the imminence of death–are manifest in Conversation Piece. Conversation Piece Italian theatrical release poster Italian Gruppo di famiglia in un interno This penultimate film reunited the director with Burt Lancaster, who had starred […]

Hollywood 2025: SkyDance Closes Deal with Paramount for “Next-Generation Media and Tech” Giant

Combining entertainment and technology in a new Hollywood giant is David Ellison’s goal.

1 Experiencing Hitchcock: Actors, Stars–Casting

Experiencing Hitchcock: How to Enjoy More the Movies of the Legendary Director, while Studying Basic Film Concepts and Theories