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Released in 1959, Bernhard Wicki’s The Bridge is considered the first anti-war film to come out of Germany. The movie opened to critical acclaim, winning the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, and receiving an Academy Award in the
An adaptation of four autobiographical novels by Swedish author Eyvind Johnson, the 168-minute Here Is Your Life represents an ambitious debut feature from Jan Troell. Set in rural northern Sweden circa 1914, the film follows the coming-of-age of Olof Persson
Based on a Cornell Woolrich novel, Francois Truffaut’s Mississippi Mermaid was poorly received when released in the United States in April of 1970. This second homage to Hitchcock that Truffaut produced (after The Bride Wore Black), deserves a second look
As the sixth season of Little House on the Prairie rolled into its sixth season in 1979, the show kept its reputation as a show both adults and children could enjoy. While the series addresses several important issues of the
The post-apocalyptic drama Maggie finds Arnold Schwarzenegger leaving his action hero persona behind, and playing a rather ordinary human. He still has his hulking frame, but he’s sporting a beard, slicked backed hair, and slouched shoulders that suggest weariness. This
An English language film about World War II told from the German perspective, The Night of the Generals isn’t about combat, but murder. Based loosely on a novel of the same name by German author Hans Hellmut Kirst. Due to
Based on the 1948 novel by Irwin Shaw, Edward Dmytryk’s The Young Lions was forced to make several concessions to the censors before its release in 1958. Even so, the film was, and still is, a fairly effective story about
With his flashy, trademark red-white-and-blue jumpsuits (emblazoned with an unforgettable #1 on the right side of his chest) and armed with plenty of bravado to spare, daredevil Evel Knievel became an international icon. Between 1965-1980, Knievel attempted more than 75
Initially available as part of the America Lost and Found: The BBS Story box set in 2010, Criterion has now made Bob Rafelson’s Five Easy Pieces available as a standalone release. For those that either couldn’t afford the pricey box,
Unknown by name to many, but heard by millions, The Wrecking Crew was the nickname given to a group of Los Angeles based studio musicians who appeared on countless hits in the ’60s and early ’70s. Directed by Denny Tedesco,