Released in theaters during the summer of 1996, Matilda was aimed squarely at the 8 to12 crowd. However, since it was based on the Roald Dahl book of the same name, it comes as no surprise that the film is…
Often considered one of the great early takies, The Blue Angel will always have a place in history as the film that brought Marlene Dietrich to international stardom. When the film was being made in 1929, it was seen as…
Back in August, Pain & Gain was made available as a Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo pack devoid of extras. Just in time for the holidays, Paramount will re-release the Blu-ray as a Special Collector’s Edition with nearly an hour of extras,…
Based on a short story by Doris Lessing, and adapted for the screen by Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons) Adore may have you questioning the limits of your most important friendships. Lil (Naomi Watts) and Roz (Robin Wright) are lifelong friends,…
The World’s End, the latest effort from director Edgar Wright and his crazy buddies Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, is the final film in the self-titled Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy that includes Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Loosely…
Noah Baumbach’s films are largely character studies, and Frances Ha’s Frances Halliday—portrayed and co-created by Greta Gerwig, who shares screenwriting credit—is a study in contradictions. A dancer whose career is coming to an end before it ever really took off….
1976’s All the President’s Men dramatizes the Watergate scandal that had unfolded just a couple of years before. As with the book of the same name, the film witnesses the events through the eyes of young Washington Post reporters Carl…
A retelling of Cinderella, The Slipper and the Rose was released in 1976, a time when musicals had fallen out of favor at the box office. The British production, directed by Bryan Forbes (The Stepford Wives), produced by broadcaster David…
With the fiftieth anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination approaching, there’s been no shortage of tributes and recollections of that tragic day. One of the best programs thus far, a segment of PBS’ American Experience, JFK: Like No Other, manages…
Brian De Palma is one of the most respected, yet unpredictable directors of the last forty years. Responsible for the genre-defining greatness of Carrie (1976) and Scarface (1983), he also had some major disappointments such as Mission to Mars (2000)…