The films of Federico Fellini are gateways into the more impenetrable corners of European cinema. And La Strada, his fourth feature film, was the first to set him on the path from Italian neorealism to his own personal style—one that can … Continue reading LA STRADA
Remember those old movies? The ones where a couple drives down the road, only they aren’t driving, they’re sitting in a car on some studio lot. And that’s not a road behind them; it’s a rear projection of road. Looks … Continue reading ROME OPEN CITY (ROME CITTÀ APERTA)
I try to capture reality, nothing else. —Roberto Rossellini Continue reading In Their Words — Wednesday, May 8, 2013
I do not want to make beautiful films, I want to make useful films. —Roberto Rossellini Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, March 2, 2013
Michael J. Cinema 