The hitman as perfectionist, as ardent professional is a much loved trope in crime fiction and film. Often these characters, even when appearing in only minor antagonistic roles make some of the strongest impressions within a given work, like Max Von Sydow’s ultra-pragmatic Joubert from the 1975 Three Days of Condor, an assassin who, working […]
Day: February 1, 2021
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9 Great Thought-Provoking Films About Cinema
From its very beginning, cinema has been obsessed with itself. Search ‘films about films’ on the internet, and you’ll be greeted with a host of the usual suspects: 8 1/2, perhaps the most famous film about filmmaking, pops up on every list written about films exploring the agony that goes into making a movie. Singin’ […]