Tag: Omar Sharif

A Partnership Game: Midnight, Nitrate Film, and Contract Bridge

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|Cole Seidl| The 10th annual Nitrate Picture Show in Rochester, New York didn’t announce a single film of its program before the festival began on June 4th. They didn’t need to—tickets had sold out within a week of going on sale in January. People, it seems, didn’t care what the program… Continue reading

Love, Murder, and Nazis: Peter O’Toole Steals The Night of the Generals

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A man in an olive green Nazi uniform stands upright in a military vehicle, wearing a pair of binoculars around his neck. To his right, there is a man in a small bucket hat. Behind them, there are several fires raging.

|Penny Folger| Night of the Generals is a World War II film most people in this day and age have never heard of. It’s a joint production between the UK, France, and the United States. The story is unique in that it’s told from the German perspective, without demonizing them exactly: instead it… Continue reading