Never one to shy away from controversy, director Billy Wilder took on Stalag 17; a comedy tinged war film less than a decade after the end of World War II and with the United States mired in the Korean War….
Credited with revitalizing Disney’s animation unit, when it was released in 1989 The Little Mermaid garnered largely positive reviews, earning $84 million at the box office during its initial release and $211 million in total lifetime gross. Based on the…
I have no issue with the current explosion in 3D films, some of them are really good, some not so much, but I appreciate the ability to see several titles in either 3D or 2D. However, I have reservations about…
Yet another follow up to Alfred Hitchcock’s seminal masterpiece, it’s easy to dismiss Psycho III as little more than a slice ’em dice ’em money grab. However, for those willing to give it a chance, the film actually exhibits an…
Hooked on Homeland from the first episode, the series was so strong during its debut season it was natural to wonder whether the writers could keep things at such a high level through the second season. While the sophomore season…
The film that put writer/director Richard Linklater and the city of Austin, Texas on the map, Slacker effectively captures a certain time and lifestyle. Shot in a documentary, freewheeling style, Linklater takes us to his hometown of Austin Texas, where…
If people only know Marathon Man for one thing, it’s undoubtedly a decidedly brutal torture sequence that has left countless viewers clutching their mouths in shock. As well constructed and effective as the scene is, it has often eclipsed the…
On October 25, 1978, an independent horror film, made for just $325,000, opened in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Initially dismissed by many critics, few would have predicted that Halloween would go on to tally $70 million worldwide—equivalent to nearly $240 million as of…
The anti-007 Bond movie, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold was one of the first to present espionage as something less than honorable and far from glamorous. Based on the John Le Carré novel—Le Carré is a former…
Jim Brown began his acting career shortly before retiring from the NFL in 1965. In a nearly fifty year acting career he has appeared in a variety of interesting roles. His turn as Cully Briston in 1969’s Riot is among…