Mark ParascandolaTHE SUMMER OF 1970: ALMERIA BECOMES A GLOBAL MOVIE HUBThe summer of 1970 was a boom season for international movie productions in Spain. A long list of stars passed through Madrid and, of…Aug 10Aug 10
Mark ParascandolaHENGDIAN: THE WORLD’S LARGEST FILM STUDIOXie Jin was one of the most important film directors of the Communist cinema generation working in the 1950s and early 1960s. His 1965 film…Aug 10Aug 10
Mark ParascandolaEIGHT LIVES OF EL CONDORThe camera is usually shooting out from the hillside, looking down over the installation. The sun sets behind the hillside, so the few…Oct 5, 2020Oct 5, 2020
Mark ParascandolaSPARTACUS: BETWEEN SPAIN AND HOLLYWOODSpartacus was supposed to be filmed entirely in California. By 1960 there was growing alarm about the impact of “runaway” productions…Sep 21, 2020Sep 21, 2020
Mark ParascandolaNELSON ALGREN AND SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR’S ROAD TRIP THROUGH FRANCO’S SPAINOnly a handful of photographs exist of Simone de Beauvoir and Nelson Algren together from a love affair that persisted, mostly across the…Sep 7, 2020Sep 7, 2020
Mark ParascandolaFarewell My Film StudioRuins of an iconic film studio back lot lie neglected in central BeijingFeb 25, 2020Feb 25, 2020