Podcasts Steven Benedict

In a career featuring several masterpieces, Raging Bull is considered Martin Scorsese's greatest achievement. But what did he achieve in making it? The post Raging Bull appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Out of Sight is about second chances and it helped the three main players; Steven Soderbergh, George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez to relaunch their careers. The post Out of Sight appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Just how do Disney keep making such enormous hits? The elements of Frozen give away a very big clue: films for women about women supporting women. The post Frozen appeared first on Steven Benedict.

He may be responsible for The Godfather pictures and Apocalypse Now, but Francis Ford Coppola maintains his best film is The Conversation. The post The Conversation appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Because The Terminator is not about a cyborg but a resilient woman, James Cameron's landmark film presented him as a unique feminist. The post The Terminator appeared first on Steven Benedict.

It took Jonathan Glazer over ten years to bring Under the Skin to the screen, but with that long gestation he might just have delivered the film of the decade. The post 122. Under The Skin appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Adapted from Gillian Flynn's best-selling thriller, David Fincher's film keeps its most surprising twist until the final shot. And it's not what you think. The post Gone Girl appeared first on Steven Benedict.

It's called The Fabulous Baker Boys, but it was Michelle Pfeiffer's Oscar nominated performance that earned the film its adjective. The post 120. The Fabulous Baker Boys appeared first on Steven Benedict.

You can divide Hollywood rom-coms into two eras; before and after Annie Hall. The film also marked the arrival of one of America's most individual artists. The post Annie Hall appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Just how long does it take to write an Oscar-winning screenplay? In the case of Witness, it was 13 years. But how many drafts did it take and how many writers? The post Witness appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon wrote Good Will Hunting to forward their acting careers. But the studio wanted Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt instead. The post Good Will Hunting appeared first on Steven Benedict.

When it was released, Fight Club was rubbished by critics and rejected by audiences. Now it's regarded as a masterpiece. So what changed people's minds? The post Fight Club appeared first on Steven Benedict.

David Lean's film of Boris Pasternack's Nobel Prize Winning Novel whittled the sprawling epic down to a simple love story. Was it successful? The post Doctor Zhivago appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Robin Williams was a force of nature the likes of which cinema had never seen. But what drove him to those incredible heights and then to the ultimate depth? The post Robin Williams appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Neil Jordan won an Oscar for his script, but only after every studio had turned him down saying his story was uncommercial, offensive and the characters unsympathetic. The post The Crying Game appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Ever since its release in 1995, Heat has been held as the greatest ever heist movie. But it has another, completely different film living... and dying inside of it. The post Heat appeared first on Steven Benedict.

Belonging to a tradition that dates back to Rebel Without a Cause, Richard Linklater's early masterpiece also owes some debt of gratitude to Robert Altman. The post Dazed and Confused appeared first on Steven Benedict.

20 years after its release, it is startling to see how original Pulp Fiction still is. Ironic considering it was inspired by and borrowed from so many other films. The post Pulp Fiction appeared first on Steven Benedict.

A box-office flop in 1994, Frank Darabont's adaptation of Stephen King's novella is proof that some films deserve a second chance. The post The Shawshank Redemption appeared first on Steven Benedict.

The Godfather Part II is less a sequel and more a cloak that wraps itself around the original, leaving Michael Corleone haunted by the memory of his dead father. The post The Godfather Part II appeared first on Steven Benedict.