Category: Director
Bee's Bergman Diary – Saraband
It only seems necessary that I watch Bergman’s last film seeing as I watched his first film Torment. Released in 2003, Saraband is a sequel…
Bee's Bergman Diary: It Rains on Our Love
For my next entry, I decided to visit Bergman’s first directional feature It Rains on Our Love, (Det regnar på vår kärlek). The screenplay was…
Exclusive Interview: Tony Zierra & Elizabeth Yoffe, Filmworker
Those who follow me on Twitter will probably know that one of my favourite films this year so far has been Tony Zierra’s Filmworker produced…
Bee's Bergman Diary- Hour of the Wolf
This is entry number 5 and we are half way through my challenge to watch 10 films by Ingmar Bergman. Although I must admit I…
For the Sake of Movies: Kurosawa's Letter to Bergman
During the research for my previous article regarding Stanley Kubrick’s fan letter to Ingmar Bergman, I came across another letter penned by a famous director,…
The House That Bergman Built: A Review of Trespassing Bergman
There’s no denying that Ingmar Bergman made a lasting impression on so many great filmmakers. But it’s often hard to wrap our heads around the…
The Problem of Pain: Cries and Whispers Review
Pain is seemingly always around us. Whether it is the pain we inflict upon ourselves or pain that comes unannounced and undeserved, we have all…
Kubrick the 'Fan Boy': Stanley's Letter to Ingmar Bergman
I have written letters to writers I admire. Often I find myself squirming with embarrassment when I recall the words I wrote, (and I am…
Bee's Bergman Diary – Sawdust and Tinsel
There’s something mysterious about circus life; it sounds like a life of freedom and a place where you find yourself. We have all heard of…
The Stylistic Fit of Robert Altman
If one were to consider the case, it is almost interesting to consider where Robert Altman fits in the pantheon on the American cinema canon,…
Bee's Bergman Diary – Through A Glass Darkly
The next entry for my challenge, and it really doesn’t feel like a challenge at all. I am really enjoying watching these films, which have…
Robbin' Banks and Hearts: Thieves Like Us
– – – Contains Spoilers – – – America has always been obsessed with the doomed romantic tale of the bank robbing couple on the…
Altman's Perfect Farewell Companion
Completed just one year before his passing, the tale of the last days of a long-running public radio show seems rather ironic fodder for Robert…
Doubts in the Darkness: Winter Light Review
After growing up in a conservative religious environment, I went through a period in college where I questioned aspects of my faith and went through…
