Professor Graham Roberts of Leeds Trinity University is a film scholar specialising in Documentary and a film producer. He's the author of 'Introducing Film' (Bloomsbury Press) and is working on an updated edition of this best-selling book.
Professor Graham Roberts of Leeds Trinity University is a film scholar specialising in Documentary and a film producer. He's the author of 'Introducing Film' (Bloomsbury Press) and is working on an updated edition of this best-selling book.
First of all I came up with your five classic Hollywood noirs, but I thought anyone could do that, so I’ve widened it a bit.
The Big Sleep (1946) Directed by Howard Hawks
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Professor Graham Roberts of Leeds Trinity University is a film scholar specialising in Documentary and a film producer. He's the author of 'Introducing Film' (Bloomsbury Press) and is working on an updated edition of this best-selling book.
What was the first truly great moment in the movies?
My trite answer was Louis Le Prince on that bridge in Leeds in 1888 filming a horse and cart because without that we have nothing. That’s the first shot. Then there’s the train coming... Читать далее
Professor Graham Roberts of Leeds Trinity University is a film scholar specialising in Documentary and a film producer. He's the author of 'Introducing Film' (Bloomsbury Press) and is working on an updated edition of this best-selling book.
Which five movies should you watch if you want to understand America?
I spent a lot of time thinking about this and one of the things that bugged me was, why would anyone want to know that? Before it wouldn’t be films, but novels – what is the great... Читать далее
Professor Graham Roberts of Leeds Trinity University is a film scholar specialising in Documentary and a film producer. He's the author of 'Introducing Film' (Bloomsbury Press) and is working on an updated edition of this best-selling book.
Why is Stanley Kubrick considered possibly cinema's greatest director?
"Kubrick is your great auteur. He’s your apex predator filmmaker"
People have got very, very strong opinions about Kubrick. Stanley Kubrick and Nic Roeg are the directors you can be... Читать далее
Professor Graham Roberts of Leeds Trinity University is a film scholar specialising in Documentary and a film producer. He's the author of 'Introducing Film' (Bloomsbury Press) and is working on an updated edition of this best-selling book.
Which five movies must you watch if you're serious about cinema?
It’s the Desert Island Discs question, isn’t it? And I’ve cheated, because I’ve got seven.
Intolerance (1916) Directed by D.W. Griffith
You’ve got to start with D.W. Griffith. This is it... Читать далее
Professor Graham Roberts of Leeds Trinity University is a film scholar specialising in Documentary and a film producer. He's the author of 'Introducing Film' (Bloomsbury Press) and is working on an updated edition of this best-selling book.
Why is Citizen Kane considered such a landmark movie?
"There's so much in it, it's so rich"
It’s a measuring stick, just for its sheer ambition of what you can do with a film. It’s a masterful piece of storytelling in under two hours – how... Читать далее