The little white attic

I have seen 7 screen adaptations of Anna Karenina . That probably tells you I’m a bit mad. But as a lover of literature and cinema, I’m also...

Before we begin, I’m going to say that I’m talking about plays in the broad sense: not only live performances but also texts and filmed play...

One film per director.  Persona (dir. Ingmar Bergman)   Sunset Boulevard (dir. Billy Wilder)  Ran (dir. Akira Kurosawa)  Casablanca (dir....

What can I possibly say about King Lear that hasn’t been said over the past 4 centuries? But I’m going to try anyway, and try to poke at i...

I wonder what I would have thought about Throne of Blood , had I not known Shakespeare’s play—but I do, and love Macbeth . Speaking as a fan...

Kurosawa’s Something Like an Autobiography is a terrific book—he writes about his childhood, his life, and his path to become a film direct...

I’ve been reading Akira Kurosawa’s Something Like an Autobiography (translated by Audie E. Bock). It’s a very good book, an essential book i...

I’m reading Sidney Lumet’s Making Movies , which I think is a very good and enjoyable book, especially for aspiring film directors.  Look a...

1/ Generally speaking, the majority of remakes are unnecessary and/or bad. However, I’m not against remakes per se.  2/ I am, as a principl...

This is my list of favourite underrated films.  To explain, I don’t mention films such as Cries and Whispers —generally speaking, most peop...

Persona by Ingmar Bergman  Citizen Kane by Orson Welles  Nights of Cabiria by Federico Fellini  Yojimbo  & Sanjuro by Akira Kuros...

For the 1950s:  http://thelittlewhiteattic.blogspot.com/2017/08/my-favourite-films-from-1950s.html The Bad Sleep Well (1960) by Akira Kuro...

Following the previous post, here’s a list of my 3 favourite films of some directors. I also note how many of the directors’ films I’ve watc...