Lara Callaghan

Nov 8, 2024 | bfi.org.uk | Craig Mann |Philip Strick |Lisa Kerrigan |Lara Callaghan

It’s fair to say that the mainstream action film as it is typically thought of today – the kind of narratives in which musclebound action heroes single-handedly take on entire armies of bad guys – was forged during a particularly conservative period in American history. Following Ronald Reagan’s victory over Jimmy Carter in the 1980 presidential election, the nation lurched to the right politically, socially, culturally and economically.

Nov 6, 2024 | bfi.org.uk | Lara Callaghan

It is 10 December 1938, and the set of Atlanta is on fire. The blaze is ferocious, smoke billowing so high that Los Angeles citizens fear something has gone horribly wrong at the . Seven Technicolor cameras, 27 cameramen and over 40 police and firemen stand by. Two metal pipes – one of kerosene oil, the other of water – steer the fire, while wooden sets from old RKO productions feed the flames. This fire is demanding. Gone with the Wind producer David O.