The director raises tough questions about culpability, deniability, filmic representations of violence, and the director’s own responsibility.
Zone of Interest, The: Director’s Dilemmas–How Much to Show? How Much to Imply? How Much to Avoid
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Erotic Movies: “Lust, Caution” (2007)–Can Explicit Sex Be Dull? Yes!
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Ang Lee’s erotic espionage thriller “Lust, Caution” may be the highest-grossing NC-17 movie of all time ($67 million globally), but ultimately it’s a dull narrative, failing to involve viewers–even as voyeurs.
Death in Hollywood: Towne, Robert–Oscar-Winning Screenwriter, Dies at 89
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Towne also received Oscar nominations for The Last Detail (1973) and Shampoo (1975), representing his most famous work.
Lumet at 100: Celebration of Seminal, Quintessential Director, Born in 1924, Made 44 Features
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Artistically and thematically, Sidney Lumet’s The Pawnbroker is a significant film–it is one of the first Hollywood movies to deal with the Holocaust and its aftermath.
Taste of Things, The: Tran Anh Hung’s France’s Oscar Nominated “Food” Film, Starring Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel
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Taste of Things, The: Tran Anh Hung’s France’s Oscar Nominated “Food” Film–What You Need to Know
