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Written and directed by Jean Renoir, A Day in the Country was filmed largely in 1936, but Renoir never finished the film due to weather problems, and left the production to begin work on The Lower Depths. It was released
Jon Stewart’s directorial debut, Rosewater is based on a memoir by Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari. Arrested by Iranian authorities in the summer of 2009, Bahari (Gael Garcia Bernal) was covering the growing wave of protests that followed the reelection of
For anyone who grew up loving film, Steve James’ Life Itself is impossible to criticize objectively. Roger Ebert is someone I’ve admired and looked up to for most of my life, and the film is poignant, funny, and heartbreaking. In
Not simply a cartoon about bunnies, Watership Down is not a film for children. An adaption of Richard Adams’ massive, complex novel, director Martin Rosen has fused concrete scripting, a wonderful original score, and unforgettable characters with excellent voice casting
Part character study, part indictment of the modern news media, Nightcrawler provides Jake Gyllenhaal with the best role of his career thus far. He stars as Louis Bloom, an alienated, but driven man struggling to find work. As the film
Bandit Queen, based on the true story of controversial female warrior Phoolan Devi, is encapsulated by a quote shown on-screen at the start of the film: “Animals, drums, illiterates, low castes and women are worthy of being beaten.” Devi (Sunita
Few will deny Richard Pryor’s place as one of stand up comedy’s true geniuses. As with many comedians who emerged both before and after him, Pryor was plagued by demons; demons that provided the source of some of his best
Written and directed by 12 Years a Slave scribe John Ridley, Jimi: All is by My Side is unsatisfying in every way. As a lifelong Jimi Hendrix fan, initially, I was thrilled when it was announced that a film about
Produced by star Gregory Peck, and based on the book by U.S. military historian Brigadier General S. L. A. Marshall, Pork Chop Hill was the first Hollywood film to openly question those in charge of the American armed forces. April,
The summer after graduating from high school four friends in Bloomington, Indiana—Dave (Dennis Christopher), Mike (Dennis Quaid), Moocher (Jackie Earle Haley), and Cyril (Daniel Stern) are trying to find some direction in their lives. An accomplished cyclist, Dave dreams of