Fritz Lang

Writing in the Shadow of Fritz Lang

By Harald Gilbers

January 19, 2021

Before I decided on a literary career at the age of forty I had been a failure. I was a film school reject directing stage plays in Germany and Austria for fourteen years, but there was not much money to be made in this line of business. I had also made a couple of shorts…

Alfred Hitchcock Is Not as Great as You Think

By The Contrarian

May 20, 2016

Alfred Hitchcock is brilliant. He made some absolutely amazing films. Certified classics—make no mistake. But is he as great as you, and the rest of the film snob world, think he is? Here’s the thing: Hitchcock did one thing, and he did it very well (mostly). But, that’s just it. He only did ONE THING.…