Black Swan (2010) Director: Darren Aronofsky Director Darren Aronofsky called Black Swan the natural counterpart to his other film about artistic perfection also released in 2010, The Fighter. The plot for Black Swan is based on an original story by Andres Heinz, who later became one of the screenwriters. ★★★☆☆…
Month: September 2019
The War Between the Sexes in Lysistrata
Lysistrata is the only surviving Aristophanean play whose title designates the name of the main character. Most other plays convey the collective name of the Chorus, or else another chief theme of the play. Lysistrata means something like “releaser of war” or “army disbander” and we are invited by Aristophanes to consider…
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939) Review
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939) Director: Frank Capra ★★★★☆ Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is Frank Capra’s masterpiece, the natural parallel to his earlier Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936). This was Jimmy Stewart’s fifth film, and certainly his career-defining breakthrough, after the prior year being also cast alongside Jean Arthur…