Munster’s Ball: Ivory’s First Crack at James is Ripe for Restoration
Arguably, Henry James, the famed American author whose most notable acclaim was received in...
Of Human Bondage: Ivory Gets Art Deco Dysfunction in Underrated Rhys Adaptation
Merchant Ivory became the first major company to adapt the work of novelist...
Today's Gotham Awards nominees announcement proves that the film's themselves have their own against all odds narratives. With the five noms for the Best...
“England has always been disinclined to accept human nature,” states a congenial Ben Kingsley, playing a minor role as a doctor in the Merchant-Ivory...
Passage to India: Ivory’s Double Romance Gets a Sterling Restoration
Cohen Media Group continues to re-release its catalogue of Merchant-Ivory titles with their latest restoration...
Call Me by Your Name
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Writer: Luca Guadagnino, James Ivory, Walter Fasano
A surprise announcement came when Luca Guadagnino was in the middle of...
The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.