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  • 13 Stars of the 1970s Who Are Still Going Strong

    13 Stars of the 1970s Who Are Still Going Strong


    Here are some stars of the 1970s are still going strong.

    Diane Keaton

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    After breaking out with The Godfather, Diane Keaton hit icon status with Annie Hall (above) and has never let it go.

    After a run of films including Reds, Baby Boom, the Father of the Bride films, and Something’s Gotta Give, she returned in 2023 with the sequel Book Club: The Next Chapter. She was terrific in Mack & Rita, too. She’s terrific in everything.

    Say, whatever happened to that guy who played her husband in The Godfather films? What was his name again?

    Al Pacino

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    Oh, that’s right. Al Pacino, one of the greatest actors of the 1970s and all time, broke out with 1971’s The Panic of Needle Park (still haunting) before beginning a run of ’70s hits that included not just the first two Godfather films but also Dog Day Afternoon (above), and Serpico.

    In the ’80s, he mostly chose his shots carefully, settling on an iconic turn in Scarface. His spectacular ’90s run included an Oscar-winning role in Scent of a Woman — he’s ridiculously only one once, out of nine nominations — followed by Heat, Donnie Brasco, Devil’s Advocate and more.

    Recent highlights include Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Irishman, and a hilarious role in House of Gucci. Like others on this list, he has finally moved into television (OK, streaming) with Amazon’s Hunters.

    Pacino, 84, also appeared last year with Michael Keaton in Knox Goes Away, which Keaton directed, and in Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness, directed by his Donnie Brasco co-star, Johnny Depp.

    He also just released a new autobiography, and has made so many great movies we can think of at least five you’ve likely never heard of.

    Robert De Niro

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    Robert De Niro, a man with whom Pacino has repeatedly co-starred and jousted for roles, may also be his best competition for best actor of the 1970s (and perhaps ever?).

    After breaking out in 1970s roles including The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight (above) and Bang the Drum slowly, he became a film icon with Mean Streets, The Godfather Part II (for which he won his first Oscar), Taxi Driver, and The Deer Hunter. Next came 1980’s Raging Bull, which earned him his second Oscar.

    His too-many to list roles between then and now include Goodfellas, Casino, Awakenings, Silver Linings Playbook, Heat, Jackie Brown, Midnight Run, and the Meet the Parents franchise. He earned the most recent of his Oscar nominations for The Irishman, which again paired him with Pacino and Martin Scorsese, though the film marked the first time he worked with both.

    He was also up for an Oscar for best supporting actor last year for his role in Killers of the Flower Moon.

    Jamie Lee Curtis

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    The latest winner of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Everything Everywhere All at Once may always be best known for her role as Laurie Strode in 1978’s Halloween (above), a role she has repeatedly revisited, including in the latest Halloween trilogy, before vowing that she will never play the character again.

    Her other career highlights have included widely varied roles in films from Trading Places to A Fish Called Wanda to True Lies to Knives Out.

    She earned raves for her latest, The Last Showgirl, alongside Pamela Anderson, and was one of the first stars to step up and pledge $1 million to support the recovery from the L.A. fires.

    Sylvester Stallone

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    Despite a breakout role in 1974’s The Lords of Flatbush, Stallone wasn’t happy with the roles he was being offered. So he blacked out his windows to focus and wrote several screenplays, one of which turned out to be Rocky. Then he insisted on playing the title role and became one of the breakout stars of the 1970s.

    In the process, he helped invite the modern blockbuster — and franchise — and did it again with the Rambo films. Rocky led to Creed, in which Stallone starred in the first two installments. This year he’s back with the fourth and perhaps final Expendables film.

    All that and he decided to give TV a try, playing an ex-con who goes West in Tulsa King (above). He’s remarkably never gotten an Oscar, though Rocky won Best Picture and Best Director for John G. Avildsen.

    He’s also the subject of a compelling recent Netflix documentary about his life and career called Sly, and was recently named one of President Trump’s “Special Ambassadors to Hollywood.”

    Sally Field

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    We like her, we really like her. Sally Field, a two-time Best Actress Oscar winner for 1979’s Norma Rae (above) and 1984’s Places in the Heart, is also a 1960s star, thanks to her appearances on Gidget, starting in 1965, and the The Flying Nun.

    In roles from Sybil to Smokey and the Bandit to Mrs. Doubtfire to Forrest Gump to Lincoln, she demonstrated exceptional range, and mastery of award-ceremony speeches — her “You like me, right now, you like me” speech for Places in the Heart still holds a place in the heart of anyone who’s seen it.

    Last year she stood out in 80 for Brady, proving she’s still got comic chops — and a love of hot wings that took everyone by surprise. We also loved her in HBO’s Winning Time as Jessie Buss.

    Meryl Streep

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    Perhaps the greatest actress, period, Meryl Streep was already highly respected when she earned the first of her 21 Oscar nominations for her role in 1978’s The Deer Hunter (above), alongside a stellar cast that included Robert De Niro, and established herself in the process as one of the most promising stars of the 1970s.

    She has won an Oscar three times, once for Best Supporting Actress in Kramer v. Kramer, and twice for Best Leading Actress in Sophie’s Choice and The Iron Lady.

    Her endless list of films includes Out of Africa, Sophie Choice, Doubt, The Hours, the Mamma Mia films, The Devil Wears Prada, and The Post, for which she received her most recent Oscar nomination. She stole the show as pitiless President Janie Orlean in Don’t Look Up, and appeared recently in the Apple TV+ drama Extrapolations and Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building.

    Jodie Foster

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    One of our all-time favorite actors — and a two-time Best Actress Oscar winner for The Accused and Silence of the Lambs — Jodie Foster broke into the industry with a Coppertone ad at age three.

    She quickly established herself as a powerhouse with astonishing range, starring in Freaky Friday and Taxi Driver in 1976, when she was barely a teenager, making her one of the youngest stars of the 1970s.

    She was back in crime-solving last year as the star of HBO’s True Detective: Night Country, and was up for an Oscar for best supporting actress for her role Nyad. She also just won a Golden Globe for Night Country.

    As for her Silence of the Lambs co-star…

    Anthony Hopkins

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    Anthony Hopkins broke out in 1960s roles including The Lion in Winter (1968) and Hamlet (1969), then found success in the 1970s with films like A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Magic (1978). He entered the next decade with The Elephant Man (1980).

    But things really took off with Silence of the Lambs (1991) — for which he won a Best Actor Oscar with just 16 minutes of screen time. From there he went on to star in films liike Nixon (1995), Amistad (1997), Hannibal (2001), The Human Stain (2003), Alexander (2004) and Hitchcock (2012). Along the way he’s also dropped into the Thor, Transformers and Mission: Impossible Franchises.

    But perhaps his best work of all was for 2020’s The Father, in which he earned his second Best Actor Oscar for his role as an octogenarian losing his faculties. He does almost everything in a role that an actor can do. His long list of awards includes four BAFTA Awards and an Olivier Award, as well as being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

    Hopkins, 86, was also excellent as an immigrant grandfather in 2022’s underseen Armageddon Time. His latest work includes Freud’s Last Session, in which he plays Sigmund Freud, and he just starred in Netflix’s new film Mary as King Herod.

    Clint Eastwood

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    Remarkably, Clint Eastwood isn’t just a star of the 1970s who is still going strong — he was a star in the 1950s, when he broke out in 1950s films including Francis in the Navy, The First Traveling Saleslady and Ambush at Cimarron Pass.

    The 1960s brought a steady role on the TV show Rawhide, and he became one of the most iconic stars of the 1960s in Sergio Leone’s “Man With No Name” trilogy: A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (1966).

    He loomed large in the 1970s with the Dirty Harry franchise, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, and Escape from Alcatraz, but he also notably launched his directing career in 1970 with 1971’s Play Misty for Me, in which he also starred (above).

    His stunning filmmaking career includes two Oscars each for directing and producing The Unforgiven (1993) and Million Dollar Baby (2005). His other outstanding films include Mystic River (2003), Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) and American Sniper (2014).

    Now 93, he continues to star in and direct films — his latest was 2021’s Cry Macho, and last year he released his latest film, Juror #2.

    Jane Fonda

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    Jane Fonda broke out in 1960s hits like Cat Ballou, and buoyed her reputation with films like Barefoot and the Park and They Shoot Horses, Don’t They before the decade was over. (She also ended up on a lot of dorm walls thanks to 1968’s Barbarella.)

    But she owned the next decade, becoming one of the leading stars of the 1970s — and most acclaimed.

    In 1971, she won her first Best Actress Oscar for a daring turn in Klute, and won her second for 1978’s Coming Home (above), in which Fonda, one of Hollywood’s most outspoken progressives, acted opposite Jon Voight, who in recent years has become one of Hollywood’s most outspoken conservatives. It gives the movie and added layer of curiosity.

    She was nominated for four additional Oscars in a stellar career that also included 9 to 5, On Golden Pond (in which she starred with her father, Henry Fonda), The Morning After, Stanley and Iris, and Luck.

    Jane Fonda seems somehow busier than ever: She recently starred with Sally Field in 80 for Brady and Diane Keaton in Book Club: The Next Chapter, and just wrapped up a long TV run on Grace and Frankie.

    Steve Martin

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    Steve Martin seems like he hasn’t aged since his hair turned prematurely grey — and because his frantic comic energy seems boundless.

    After years of struggle, Steve Martin scored a Saturday Night Live hosting gig in October 1976 that finally won mass audiences over to his absurdist comedy. From there he packed arenas and made his first film, 1979’s The Jerk (above), a huge hit despite many critics’ failure to recognize its brilliance.

    From there he went on a run of hits that continues to this day, including Three Amigos (1986), Roxanne and Planes, Trains and Automobiles (both 1987), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), Parenthood (1989), Bowfinger (1999) the Father of the Bride films, the Pink Panther films, and It’s Complicated (2009).

    Now 79, he’s currently starring with his Three Amigos pal Martin Short on Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, and will appear this weekend on NBC’s SNL 50: The Anniversary Special.

    Michael Caine

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    The 91-year-old winner of two Oscars, for 1986’s Hannah and Her Sisters and 1999’s The Cider House Rules, broke out in the 1960s with films including Zulu, Alfie, and The Italian Job, and kept in stride throughout the 1970s with classics including Get Carter and A Bridge Too Far. 

    Decades later, the dashing actor gained a new generation of film fans in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy — an experience he discusses in the new memoir Don’t Look Back, You’ll Trip Over: My Guide to Life, on sale March 25 from Mobius. You can read an excerpt of it here.

    His most recent film was 2023’s The Great Escaper.

    Jacqueline Bisset

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    British star Jacqueline Bisset broke out in 1968 with roles in The Detective, Bullitt, and The Sweet Ride, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination as Most Promising Newcomer. She spent the 1970s decade making good on that promise, starring in films including Airport — the second highest-grossing film of 1970 — as well as Murder on the Orient Express, St. Ives, and The Deep, one of the biggest hits of 1977, a crucial year for film.

    She also earned a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical in Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe, and made the ageless masterpiece Day for Night (1973), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and feels as fresh today as it ever did.

    She has never stopped working, and thriving, in both film and television. Her latest film is the new Western Long Shadows, in which she stars with Dermot Mulroney.

    Harrison Ford

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    You knew this one was coming, right? After breaking out in The Conversation and American Graffiti (above), he wasn’t yet one of the biggest stars of the 1970s. But Harrison Ford legendarily snagged the role of Han Solo in Star Wars while agreeing to run lines with actors auditioning for the film.

    Soon he was starring in Blade Runner, Working Girl, two Jack Ryan movies and of course the Indiana Jones films, the latest of which, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, opened last year. Ford promises he’s done with the whip and fedora, but given his seemingly boundless energy, who can say?

    Ford also stars on the hit Yellowstone prequel 1923, and, as we mentioned, appears this week in Captain America: Brave New World, playing the president of the United States… who turns into a red Hulk.

    Like This List of 15 Stars of the 1970s Who Are Still Going Strong?

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    You might also like this list of Classic Movies That Bombed at the Box Office, including the 1970s classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, above.

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  • 13 Movie Con Artists We Fall for Every Time

    13 Movie Con Artists We Fall for Every Time


    Here’s are 13 movie con artists we fall for every single time.

    Louis Winthorpe III and Billy Ray Valentine in Trading Places (1983)

    Dan Aykroyd, left, and Eddie Murphy in the poster for Trading Places. Paramount.

    After a mean-spirited bet causes them to trade lives, Dan Aykroyd’s yuppie-turned-homeless man Louis and Eddie Murphy’s homeless-man-turned-yuppie Billy Ray team up to take down Randolph and Mortimer Duke (Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche), the bored rich brothers who played them like puppets.

    Louis learns street smarts and Billy Ray learns market manipulation, making them both adept con man at opposite sides of the social hierarchy. Trading Places takes the view that luck matters every bit as much in life as hard work — unless you find a way to manipulate the odds.

    It’s impossible not to root for Louis and Billy Ray, especially once they enlist the stagecraft of Jamie Lee Curtis’ Ophelia, a sex worker with a heart of gold.

    Henry Gondorff and Johnny Hooker in The Sting (1973)

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    Everything about. George Roy Hill’s Depression-era caper The Sting is a joy — the Scott Joplin music, the re-pairing of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid stars Robert Redford and Paul Newman, the pacing — but what’s most fun is trying to figure out how the scams work.

    The film’s many complicated schemes culminate in a brilliant reality-bending betting parlor setup concocted by Newman’s Henry and Redford’s Johnny, two of the most influential of all movie con artists.

    The film deservedly won a slew of Oscars, including for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. 

    Lawrence Jamieson and Freddy Benson in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

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    Steve Martin and Michael Caine are irresistible as a pair of rivals-turned-partners in Frank Oz’s endlessly inventive farce about womanizing con artists in the French Riviera. Caine’s Lawrence Jamieson is sophisticated and impressive, and Martin’s Freddy Benson cheap and crass.

    When they try to team up to bilk Janet Colgate ( an excellent Glenne Headly), the naïve “United States Soap Queen” out of her millions, things don’t break as anyone expects. You’ll love this movie or my name isn’t Dr. Dr. Emil Schaffhausen.

    This is a remake of 1964’s Bedtime Story, starring Marlon Brando, David Niven and Shirley Jones.

    ‘Fast Eddie Felson’ and Vincent Lauria in The Color of Money (1986)

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    The second appearance on this list for Paul Newman is a sequel to 1961’s The Hustler and finds Newman reprising his role as “Fast Eddie” Felson, for which he won an Oscar. In the original film, he’s a hotshot humbled by Jackie Gleason’s Minnesota Fats. This time, he’s the old hand, and Tom Cruise plays Vincent, the young hotshot who thinks he knows everything.

    One of the joys of The Color of Money is how much fun it has with the fact that being good at pool hustling isn’t the same as just being good at pool: Felson has to constantly calculate how good he is compared to his opponent, and mislead his adversary accordingly.

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    There’s a long stretch of The Color of Money — directed by Martin Scorsese — in which Newman’s Eddie and Cruise’s Vincent go from being partners to rivals, and you have no idea what kind of scam Eddie is running. It’s completely compelling.

    Yes, Tom Cruise was the hot young actor when The Color of Money came out, and Paul Newman was the classic Hollywood icon — but you find yourself rooting for the older actor throughout.

    Both The Hustler and The Color of Money are based on novels by Walter Tevis, who also wrote the novel that inspired the recent Netflix phenomenon The Queen’s Gambit.

    Kelly Van Ryan and Suzie Toller in Wild Things (1998)

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    Kelly (Denise Richards, above right) and Suzie (Neve Campbell, above left) play up their supposed innocence to set up an intricate, very twisty scam in this can’t-look-away modern noir in which nothing is as it seems.

    Both leads are excellent, and the seediness of the whole affair makes you feel like you’re seeing the inner workings of something you shouldn’t.

    There are many elements of Wild Things that would probably make it a non-starter for modern critics, but it has an undeniable atmosphere and slow-burn propulsion that are impossible to resist. And if you find the whole thing kind of exploitative, well, at least Kevin Bacon’s totally unnecessary shower makes it equal opportunity.

    Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can (2002)

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    It’s been said that charm is a quality that makes you want to say yes before you even know the question, and Leonardo DiCaprio overflows with it onscreen. He’s extremely adept at playing endearing young con artists. Somehow the people around them, especially women, always want them with their schemes instead of calling the cops.

    One of the best examples is in his portrayal of Frank Abagnale Jr., the real-life young con artist turned security consultant who stars in Steven Spielberg’s kinetic and fun Catch Me If You Can.

    Its stunning lineup of great actors, in roles big and small, also includes Tom Hanks, as a fictionalized version of the fed who caught the real Abagnale, Christopher Walken, and Amy Adams, who appears later in this gallery.

    Sydney Prosser in American Hustle (2013)

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    Amy Adams’ Sydney Prosser — who also goes by the “Lady Edith Greensly” — is the more lovable, seductive half of a con artist partnership with Christian Bale’s Irving Rosenfeld.

    When FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper) catches them in a loan scheme, the FBI enlists them in a sting operation to snare the mayor of Camden, New Jersey, Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner).

    You can get caught up in the complicated criminal machinations of American Hustle, or just enjoy the lavish late ’70s-early ’80s vibes and incredible performances, as well as the glitzy wardrobes of Prosser and Irving’s wife, Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence.) The movie looks dazzling, and Prosser is so charming that you find yourself rooting for her even when you shouldn’t.

    12 Movie Con Artists We Fall for Every Time

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    You might also like this list of Gen X Icons Gone Too Soon or this list of the Most Beautiful Movie Cars.

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  • Interview with Paola Tomás Marques

    Interview with Paola Tomás Marques


    Two Times João Liberada (Duas vezes João Liberada) is the first feature directed by Paola Tomás Marques. I had the pleasure of sitting down with the director to discuss this fascinating and surprising film, which was screened in the Perspectives section at the Berlinale.

    The Disapproving Swede: So since you’re a new director, at least for me, maybe you can tell me a little about yourself.

    Paola Tomás Marques: I’ve made several shorts before this first feature. There are a lot of themes that I’ve been working on since the beginning, like gender, sexuality, and historiography. I have a background in sociology. Still, I’ve studied in two different film schools, one in Lisbon, which has a more classical approach to cinema, and Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola, which is open to different genres and ways of seeing cinema. But I am trying to explore experimental cinema.

    TDS: Where is the latter located?

    It’s in San Sebastián. It’s connected to the Filmoteca Basca and the San Sebastián festival.

    TDS: If I understand correctly, this is a fictional character, but it is based on certain filed cases.

    PTM: João Liberada is a fictional character created based on files from the Inquisition trials about gender non-conforming people—or that is what we would view them as today. This character is born from many thoughts about this investigation and what historians would say and write about these trials. It is also about being able to be critical but also self-critical about how we think of cinema, how we think about representing queer people in cinema, and it’s kind of a mix of all these things.

    TDS: Are there many of those documents? I imagine these things may happen in secret sometimes.

    PTM: When we talk about the Inquisition, we’re talking about people who were persecuted and judged then. For example, sodomy was a crime during the Inquisition, and people would be persecuted and judged for that, imprisoned, and sometimes burned at the stake. In Portugal, the latter was rare. Regarding the documents, they are legal ones written by the inquisitors. We didn’t focus on that part of the trials and of the life of João Librada, but the director in the film wants to focus on those kinds of ideas.

    Paola Tomás Marques
    Two Times João Liberada

    TDS: What was the genesis of the project? Not only the story but also the stylistic parts.

    The stylistic part was a natural way of thinking about it. We wanted the setting, the sets, and how we filmed to be almost documentary-like. We wanted it to be a film made by a small team that could change their departments and work a little bit on everything. We wanted it to be flexible. I think the film’s cinematography is also flexible in that sense, and we try to use that in our favour. That’s also why the film is so diverse stylistically, and that’s why it crosses so many genres, from historical drama to a little bit of thriller and essay films.

    TDS: And a bunch of meta-film aspects.

    PTM: Yes, and meta-film aspects. So we wanted it to be rich in that sense of understanding how we can explore every device of cinema possible to put these questions on the table and play a little bit about what it is like to find the language on a film, what is the language of the director (in the film), and which is the one in our film.

    You can notice in the film that when we have a historical scene by the director, suddenly the image is a little bit more orange and has a different colour grading. So, we also tried to play with that. It was really important for us for the film to be playful in general.

    TDS: I will get back to some of that playfulness later. This director character, is that based on your experience in some way? I mean, the way he tries to simplify things and push his will through?

    PTM: The director is a mix of my experiences working on shootings in general and hearing stories from friends. Those testimonies of working on movie sets created this character, but there are some self-critical aspects of that character—things I regret doing. In film school, I was taught that method acting was the best tool for actors, and in my first school film, I tried to apply those things. I quickly understood that it didn’t make sense in the end and that it explored too much of the personal and emotional life of the actors. Still, finding myself too much in that character is difficult.

    TDS: I don’t want to overstate the resemblance between you and the director, but I like that you added that self-critical part. The director is not a simple villain.

    PTM: We didn’t want him to be a simple villain. For us, it’s much more interesting to think of him as a person surrounded by people with lots of expectations on how to direct. I think that this director may also have all those kinds of pressures.

    Two Times João Liberada
    Two Times João Liberada

    Paola Tomás Marques about her influences

    TDS: I will approach the theme many directors don’t like to discuss – influences. We critics tend to compare what we see with other films. In this case, a colleague and I thought of Oliveira’s Benilde ou a Virgem Mãe when the spirit appeared.

    PTM: That makes so much sense. I saw Benilde when I was in film school, and it was a film that really influenced me. It was inspiring back then. I haven’t seen it for a long time, but when I rewatched my film recently, I noticed that it connects to Benilde in a way that I thought was beautiful. It is interesting that you both thought of that.

    TDS: Any other influences that come to your mind?

    PTM: Pasolini, for sure; it was also a director that I really followed during film school. There’s something about how he portrays historical moments with a playfulness and a kind of campiness regarding the clothes of the nuns and all of that. I think he plays well with that anachronism. There are also Sheryl Dunya’s The Watermelon Woman and Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One by William Greaves, which are references that came to use during the making of the film. Teresa Villaverdes Os mutantes as well.

    TDS: What, specifically about Os mutantes?

    PTM: Os Mutantes has inspired me since I was in film school, and it still does. I’ve seen it a bunch of times. I learned a lot about editing from that film.

    TDS: It’s my favourite of her films.

    PTM:. Mine too. All my films have been inspired by it in one way or another. When you think about it, you feel there’s a break in the stylistic thinking. I think Villaverde introduced a new style in Portuguese cinema with that film. Sometimes, there is a stereotypical way of talking about Portuguese cinema. Not that there is anything wrong with the old masters, not at all, but this is something else. She has influences like Bresson, for sure, but there is something fresh with that generation of filmmakers.

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    TDS: I want to come back to the playfulness. When I heard a specific piece of music being used (spoiler redacted), I sighed and hoped it would be ironic. Later, it became clear that it was. Thank you for that.

    PTM: (Laughing) Perfect! That’s exactly what we wanted you to feel. We wanted to play with the overuse of this type of music in cinema.

    TDS: How did you approach the cinematography? You talked about the practical stuff, but how about the aesthetics?

    PTM: there’s one thing that I think is important about the aesthetic, that I think it’s what kind of brings cohesion to the film, which is the electrical device on the film, sound and image…

    TDS: … Son et image like Godard used to say.

    PTM: Yes. So, this idea of the lights burning the 16-millimetre film, how that becomes a device to explore hunting, to explore speaking about what’s happening at that moment, to invoke past moments suddenly in some parts of the film, even in terms of sound: What is comfortable, what is uncomfortable. At some point, the sound gets a bit awkward and glitchy. The electricity is, kind of, the main vehicle of the aesthetic of the film.

    It was also a question of which shots should be handheld and which should be filmed on a tripod.
    The choice of the former was the flexibility I mentioned earlier. In other scenes, we needed stillness, for example, in those night scenes. We wanted those to feel more like a horror film. It is also about being in a place where the camera doesn’t move, but something is moving in the shot, in the sound, so we needed those different approaches in different parts of the film to get to the film we have and its aesthetic.



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  • From Quotes to Order Execution — Every Movie Has a Lesson

    From Quotes to Order Execution — Every Movie Has a Lesson



    1. Introduction

    If you’ve ever been involved in Forex trading, you know how critical it is to have a fast, reliable terminal. It’s your bridge to the market, offering everything from live quotes to advanced order execution. Think about it: without a solid terminal, you might as well be trading blindfolded. In this article, we’ll break down how to build a Forex terminal that’s not only reliable but also fast, secure, and user-friendly. So, whether you’re aiming to create your own system or just curious about what goes on behind the scenes, let’s dive in!

     

    2. Core Components of a Forex Terminal

    A Forex terminal isn’t just a pretty interface with flashing charts. It’s a complex system designed to do a variety of things—quickly and accurately. Let’s look at the core components that make a Forex terminal tick:

    ·                     Data Feed: Think of this as the oxygen to your trading system. Without accurate market data, you’re flying blind. A data feed is what gives you live quotes for currencies, commodities, and more. Your system needs to handle both bid and ask prices in real-time, which is essential for any trading decision.

    ·                     Charting & Analysis Tools: To make informed decisions, traders need to analyze data. That’s where charting tools come in. These visual representations of price movements help traders spot trends, support levels, and other crucial patterns. This could be anything from simple candlestick charts to more complex indicators like Moving Averages or RSI.

    ·                     Order Management System (OMS): This is the heart of the terminal. It’s where orders are placed, tracked, and managed. Whether you’re setting a market order or a trailing stop, the OMS ensures that every order is executed as instructed.

    ·                     Execution Gateway: Once an order is placed, it needs to reach the right place at the right time. An execution gateway routes your orders directly to exchanges or liquidity providers. The faster this process is, the better, as even a slight delay can result in slippage.

    ·                     User Interface (UI): If the data is the brain of the terminal, the UI is the face. A clean, intuitive interface is crucial. Traders shouldn’t have to waste time figuring out where the “buy” button is or how to set a stop-loss. A good UI needs to be responsive and customizable.

     

    3. Choosing the Right Market Data Feed

    Now, let’s talk about what powers your terminal’s data feed. A data feed can either make or break your terminal. Traders rely on it to get live quotes, historical data, and market depth.

    ·                     Free vs. Paid Data Feeds: While free data feeds might be tempting, they often come with delays or limited access to detailed market data. Premium feeds, such as those from Bloomberg or Reuters, provide real-time updates with minimal latency. In fact, Bloomberg’s data service is used by more than 325,000 professionals worldwide—showing just how crucial reliable data is.

    ·                     API vs. Direct Exchange Feed: You could connect directly to exchanges for data, but this often requires hefty fees or complex setups. On the other hand, an API feed is easier to implement and may cost less. However, it can sometimes have higher latency.

    ·                     Real-Time Data Latency: In Forex, every second counts. The average latency of a data feed is between 1 and 10 milliseconds, but even that can affect high-frequency traders who thrive on micro-movements. A delay of even 0.1 second can impact trade execution, especially in volatile markets.

     

    4. Building the Order Management System (OMS)

    Now, onto the next big piece: the Order Management System. This is where orders are placed, stored, and transmitted. Here’s how trading software development makes OMS work:

    ·                     Order Types: There are several types of orders in Forex trading: market orders, limit orders, stop-loss orders, and take-profit orders. A reliable OMS handles all of these and executes them seamlessly.

    ·                     Advanced Order Types: Let’s get fancy. How about one-cancels-other (OCO) orders or trailing stops? These allow for more advanced strategies, letting traders set automatic parameters for exit points and stop-losses based on price movement.

    ·                     Minimizing Slippage: Slippage happens when your order is executed at a different price than expected. Good order management software minimizes slippage by quickly routing orders to the best available liquidity source.

    ·                     Smart Order Routing: This system decides where to send an order based on the best possible price. Smart Order Routing (SOR) technology scans liquidity providers, exchanges, and even ECNs (Electronic Communication Networks) to find the best price for a trade.

     

    5. Order Execution and Routing Technology

    Once an order is placed, it needs to be executed fast. Speed is everything in Forex trading. So, how do you make sure your system handles it like a pro?

    ·                     Execution Venues: Your order can be routed through several venues, including ECNs and liquidity providers. ECNs, like FXDirect and Hotspot FX, allow for faster execution and better spreads by connecting traders directly to a network of buyers and sellers.

    ·                     Low Latency: Latency is a trader’s worst enemy. In the high-speed world of Forex, even 1 millisecond can make a huge difference. To minimize latency, your system should have direct connections to liquidity providers and exchanges.

    ·                     Trading Algorithms: If you’re looking to increase execution efficiency, algorithms are the way to go. Algorithms analyze market data and automatically execute trades based on predefined rules. This minimizes human error and speeds up the process.

    ·                     Backtesting and Simulation: Before you go live, you should backtest your system. This involves running your algorithms through historical data to ensure they work as expected in real market conditions. In fact, 80% of professional traders use backtesting to refine their strategies.

     

    6. Ensuring Real-Time Updates and Performance

    In Forex, everything happens in real time. A terminal that lags behind the market will cause traders to miss opportunities. Let’s see how to keep it fast:

    ·                     Optimizing Network Infrastructure: Fast data transmission is key. Using dedicated servers and low-latency connections can reduce the chances of delays. Many high-frequency traders use colocated servers (servers placed close to exchanges) to minimize lag time.

    ·                     Caching Strategies: To prevent overloading the system with repeated requests, a Forex terminal caches frequently accessed data. This way, it doesn’t need to fetch the same information from the data feed every time.

    ·                     Monitoring Performance: You need a system to track the terminal’s performance continuously. Tools like New Relic can help monitor latency, crashes, and user interactions. Without this, you could miss bottlenecks or glitches before they become a bigger problem.

     

    7. Risk Management Tools and Features

    A reliable Forex terminal must help traders minimize risk and control exposure. Here are a few essential features:

    ·                     Automatic Risk Management: Features like automatic margin calls and stop-out levels are essential. For instance, many platforms automatically liquidate positions when equity drops below a certain percentage, preventing traders from losing more than they can afford.

    ·                     Position Size Calculators: These tools calculate the correct position size based on the trader’s risk tolerance and stop-loss levels. This ensures that traders don’t risk more than they can afford to lose.

    ·                     Volatility Filters: Volatile markets can be unpredictable. A terminal with volatility filters automatically adjusts trading parameters based on real-time market conditions. This helps traders stay within their risk tolerance, even during wild market swings.

     

    8. User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) Design

    A solid user interface can make or break a trader’s experience. Think of it as the bridge between the user and the data. A few things to consider:

    ·                     Simplicity and Speed: Traders need to access their charts, place orders, and manage positions quickly. An interface that’s intuitive and responsive will make the experience much smoother.

    ·                     Customizability: Forex traders love customization. Offering flexible chart settings, color schemes, and alert systems gives them control over how they interact with the data.

    ·                     Real-Time Data Visualization: Good visualizations are key to understanding market movements. Charts should be interactive, with options to add indicators like RSI, MACD, and Fibonacci retracements.

     

    9. Security Measures

    Your terminal needs to be bulletproof when it comes to security. With the value of transactions in Forex markets, hackers are always lurking. Here’s how to keep things safe:

    ·                     Authentication: Use strong authentication mechanisms like two-factor authentication (2FA) and API keys. This prevents unauthorized access to your terminal and your funds.

    ·                     Encryption: All data, especially personal and transactional data, must be encrypted. SSL/TLS encryption ensures that your connection is secure and that sensitive data is protected.

    ·                     Compliance: Always adhere to relevant financial regulations. Whether it’s GDPR for data protection or MiFID II for transparency in trading, compliance is a must.

     

    10. Testing and Quality Assurance

    Before launching your terminal, it’s crucial to test it rigorously. Here’s how to do it:

    ·                     Unit Tests and Stress Tests: Run stress tests to simulate high-traffic situations and make sure your system can handle it. Use unit tests to verify that each feature works as expected.

    ·                     User Feedback: After launching, get feedback from users. This will highlight areas that need improvement, helping you tweak the system for better performance.

    ·                     Sandbox Environment: Implement a sandbox environment where traders can test strategies without risking real money. This allows them to get a feel for the system before committing funds.

     

    11. Continuous Support and Maintenance

    Building the terminal is just the beginning. To keep everything running smoothly, you need:

    ·                     Customer Support: Provide real-time customer support to help traders with issues that arise. A responsive support team is vital for retaining customers.

    ·                     Regular Updates: Continuously improve the platform by releasing updates based on user feedback and technological advancements.

    ·                     Bug Fixes: Keep an eye out for bugs and resolve them as soon as they appear. An unreliable terminal will lose users fast.

     

    12. Conclusion

    Creating a reliable Forex terminal is no easy task, but it’s incredibly rewarding. By focusing on data feed accuracy, seamless order management, fast execution, and a user-friendly interface, you can build a tool that traders will trust and love. Stay focused on security and performance, and remember—your terminal isn’t just a tool, it’s the bridge between traders and their financial success. The future of Forex trading is fast, efficient, and reliable—and with the right terminal, you can be a part of it. Happy building!

     



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