Five Directors’ Cuts We’re Lucky Didn’t Happen
The director knows best? Not always. Here are five directors’ cuts that we’re lucky didn’t happen – these films were improved by studio interference.
Robert Zemeckis
‘Allied’ and the Tired Fumes of Nostalgia
Despite an appealing cast, Robert Zemeckis' WWII romance relies too heavily on its influences and too little on engaging drama.
Double Take: ‘Forrest Gump’ (1994)
You have to do your best with what God gave you. How well did Robert Zemeckis do with Forrest Gump? Double Take pries open this chocolate box of questionable taste.
‘The Walk’ Is Part Caper and Part Thrilling Ballet
Joseph Gordon-Levitt finds a winning vulnerability and doubt behind the tightrope walker Philippe Petit’s preternatural confidence.
NYFF 2015: ‘The Walk’ – Philippe Petit’s Achievement Is Now Family Friendly
Before Man on Wire was released, Robert Zemeckis planned to turn the children's book The Man Who Walked Between the Towers into a feature film.
The 20 Most Anticipated Films of 2015
Over the next 12 months, we will be bombarded with all manner of proposed cinematic spectacle. Here are the 20 films we are most looking forward to.
The Pragmatic Anarchy of the Long Take
Touch of Evil, Rope, and Snake Eyes tie themselves to the crime genre, where the Long Take’s history has continued almost as uninterrupted as the shots themselves.