This film, a first pic by a film critic, shows the immediate influence of Yank actioners and socio-psycho thrillers but has its own personal style. This film, a first pic by a film critic, shows the ...

Scent of Mystery is carefully planned to synchronize scents with action in the film. Unlike AromaRama, which hit the market (in Manhattan) first, the script is designed with the smells in mind. In the ...

When I interviewed Kon Ichikawa in 2000 for a retrospective of his work presented by Cinematheque Ontario (now known as TIFF Cinematheque), he told me that his World War II masterpiece “Fires on the ...