Posts by Paul Risker

A brief history of America according to Martin Scorsese

By Paul Risker

Across seven decades, Martin Scorsese has been constructing his own vision of the United States' bloodstained mythology.

The long, complex evolution of the blockbuster

By Paul Risker

Nearly 50 years since Jaws changed the shape of cinema, the term 'blockbuster' has come a long way – but not always for the better.

Alexandre O Philippe on exploring the origins of Ridley Scott’s Alien

By Paul Risker

A new documentary reveals the untold secrets of this seminal sci-fi horror.

Richard Billingham: ‘I wanted to give a sense of what it was like to be there’

By Paul Risker

The British photographer and filmmaker opens up about his kitchen sink drama Ray & Liz.

How Martin Scorsese’s faith informed his most iconic characters

By Paul Risker

Silence isn’t the first occasion when the director’s obsession with religion has been at the fore.

Is this the most subversive femme fatale in movie history?

By Paul Risker

How a young actress named Googie Withers stole the show in British noir Pink String and Sealing Wax.

Why Strangers on a Train is a masterpiece of suspenseful storytelling

By Paul Risker

A new film staring Oscar Isaac got us thinking about Alfred Hitchcock’s classic tale of duplicity and intrigue.

A brief history of America according to the Coen brothers

By Paul Risker

Hail, Caesar! is the latest entry into the directors’ career-long reframing of their country’s storied past.

How Mean Streets changed the face of American cinema

By Paul Risker

With Martin Scorsese’s seminal crime drama finally out on Blu-ray, we gauge the film’s enduring influence.

Why Carl Theodor Dreyer is one of cinema’s greatest ever directors

By Paul Risker

To mark the release of the BFI’s new Blu-ray collection, revisit four works by the Danish master.

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