Before they were adapting J.R.R. Tolkien masterpieces and making brilliant archival documentaries, Peter Jackson and longtime creative collaborator Fran Walsh explored some far quirkier terrain.
‘Tis the season to be scary. Cue the music: On October thirty-one, when the sun, goes to rest, that’s when drivers have…
Studios big and small this Fall are putting out superb 4K discs of some of our favorites. Filmed in 70mm and scanned…
Warner Brothers wanted to keep Bette Davis, even after she sued them. The Production Code made this true-life gangland tale disguise its…
There's nobody like Samuel Fuller, a bolt of cinematic energy who kicked Hollywood filmmaking in exciting directions. His first three directed features…
This one still impresses: the subject is industrial espionage, being played for keeps by two ex-security professionals. Tony Gilroy writes and directs…
Every Halloween, horror critics tend to produce lists of film suggestions to properly celebrate Samhain. I’ve done so myself, in this very…
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies, and many more, at Trailers From Hell.…
Pre-code delirium hits a sordid low (high?) in Edgar Selwyn's saga of financial conflict and sexual predation in a futuristic super-skyscraper run…
A square romance that needs rediscovery: Glenn Ford and Geraldine Page are the most endearing couple of the 1960s -- ordinary decent…
