The U.S. Supreme Court and Its Justices on Celluloid
With the sad death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a look at the portrayal of the US Supreme Court and its Justices on celluloid.…
Tag: Stephen Frears
Valmont (1989): The Other ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ Adaptation of the ’80s
Released just one year after Stephen Frears’ hit version of Choderlos de Laclos’ 1782 novel Dangerous Liaisons (Les Liaisons Dangereuses), Milos Forman’s Valmont was never…
The Grifters: Looking at Jet-Black Noir Novelist Jim Thompson on Film
The works of jet-black Noir novelist Jim Thompson have been frequently adapted for movies, but none so successfully as 1990’s The Grifters, directed…