Warner Bros. | 1961 | 168 mins. | PG-13 The second of producer Samuel Bronston’s big-gauge roadshow epics filmed in Spain, King of Kings (1961) is a tasteful rendering of the Christ story and was MGM’s follow-up to their phenomenally…
Criterion | 1970 | 141 mins, | PG The heist flick has been around almost as long as moving pictures. There so common, most directors follow a familiar formula: gather a group of thieves and give each one of them…
Criterion | 2009 | 105 mins. | NR Born in Paris and raised in colonial Africa, filmmaker Claire Denis studied in France and learned the art of moviemaking under directors like Jacques Rivette, Jim Jarmusch and Wim Wenders. Her debut…
Anchor Bay | 2010 | 118 mins. | R Easily one of the best films of 2010, The King’s Speech delivers solid drama and achieves its dramatic potential without sacrificing historical accuracy. Though the story revolves around mid-20th century British…
Disney / Buena Vista | 2010 | 127 mins. | PG Back in 1982, Tron was a film ahead of its time. However, when it was announced nearly thirty years later that a sequel was on the way, I wondered…
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1985 | 92 mins. | PG Hot on the heels of the success of Back to the Future, Michael J. Fox was one of the biggest box office stars in the world. As a result, everyone was waiting…
Criterion | | 1999 | 160 mins. | R In 1885, the team of Gilbert and Sullivan were at the height of their career. Even their decidedly mediocre Princess Ida, which had just premiered at the Savoy Theatre in London,…
Disney/Buena Vista | 1982 | 96 mins.| PG Released in 1982, Tron was really a movie ahead of its time. In 2011, the idea of artificial intelligence and computer programs interacting with humans in a digital environment seems like a…
Paramount | 1956 | 231 mins. | G A network television staple during Easter and Passover, Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments is to that season what It’s A Wonderful Life is to Christmas time. A true epic, Paramount has…
Warner Bros. | 2010 | 129 mins. | PG-13 Over the years, my respect for Clint Eastwood’s talent has grown immeasurably. Having grown up on countless re-runs of Rawhide and his years as a western and action movie star, I…