Federico Fellini's surreal, autobiographical, self-referential comedy (of a sort) captures the dread of writer's block, the pressures on a filmmaker, and the male mid-life crisis better than any other film I've seen (Barton Fink may equal it in terms of writer's block). Fellini takes us deep into the worries, dreams, and memories of a successful … Continue reading The A+ List: 8½
