Podcasts Steven Benedict

We like to think of ourselves as modern and sophisticated, but is the humour of Blazing Saddles too outrageous for anyone in Hollywood to make it today? The post Blazing Saddles appeared first on Steven Benedict.

When released in 1996, Fargo was seen as the Coen brothers' breakthrough film. As the years roll by it has increasingly become a lynch pin in their canon. The post Fargo appeared first on Steven Benedict.

The films that really changed the course of cinema are often ones few people have seen. The post The Most Influential Films Ever Made – Part Two appeared first on Steven Benedict.

While cinema has a moral duty to bear witness to history, the problem is that to witness something you have to see it. How can you show the Holocaust? The post Son of Saul appeared first on Steven Benedict.

He died in 1616 but the fact that over four hundred films have been made from his plays shows how much The Bard knew about human nature. The post #Shakespeare400 appeared first on Steven Benedict.

The films that really changed the course of cinema are often the ones few people have seen. The post The Most Influential Films Ever Made – Part One appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Francis Ford Coppola’s radical adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s novella is one of the most astonishing achievements in the entire history of cinema. The post Apocalypse Now appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Mention Se7en and chances are talk will lead to the head in the box. But while that makes the ending so unforgettable, it’s also the film's biggest problem. The post Se7en appeared first on Steven Benedict.

In his Poetics, Aristotle wrote that drama needs a unity of space, time and action. How does cinema deal with such restrictions? The post Reel Space/Time – Part Two appeared first on Steven Benedict.

In his Poetics, Aristotle wrote that drama needs a unity of space, time and action. How does cinema deal with such restrictions? The post Reel Space/Time – Part One appeared first on Steven Benedict.

David Lynch’s shocking and mesmerising look at suburbia’s underbelly also showed he could turn popular music into a nightmare. The post Blue Velvet appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Critics often chide Steven Spielberg for inappropriate optimism and not knowing when to end his films. They should reconsider Minority Report. The post Minority Report appeared first on Steven Benedict.

This Oscar winning adaptation of Woodward and Bernstein's book is one of the great masterpieces of American cinema. The post All The President’s Men appeared first on Steven Benedict.

James Cameron took a risk in tackling a sequel to Ridley Scott's Alien. But his follow-up added other elements to the sci-fi/horror: action, adventure and all out war. The post Aliens appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Emily Brontë's classic romance has been filmed over 25 times. Have any been faithful? Where is the line between interpretation and desecration? The post Wuthering Heights appeared first on Steven Benedict.

GoodFellas is more than just a breathless tale of middle-management in the Mafia. It's one of Martin Scorsese’s many films in which he seeks enlightenment. The post GoodFellas appeared first on Steven Benedict.

One of the most original screenplays to ever emerge from Hollywood, this seriously funny comedy ponders the very meaning of our existence. The post Groundhog Day appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Humanity has been blighted with massacres since Biblical times, but the word genocide was not coined until 1944. How has cinema faired in depicting it? The post Genocide in cinema appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust or The Thin White Duke. Who was David Bowie is the wrong question to ask. Much better to ponder on what he made and why. The post David Bowie appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Originally pitched as a simple story of revenge, under Alejandro Inarritu's direction The Revenant became a journey of spiritual release. The post The Revenant appeared first on Steven Benedict.