Scripted by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr. and directed by Warren Beatty, Dick Tracy got a lot of press prior to its 1990 release for its dynamic approach to filmmaking. The special effects were mind-boggling for the time and…
Three years after the influential Bonnie and Clyde director Arthur Penn helmed the epic and revisionist Western, Little Big Man. Based on the novel Thomas Berger and adapted for the screen by Calder Willingham Dustin Hoffman stars as Jack Crabb,…
Straw Dogs, one of Sam Peckinpah’s best films, was released in 1971 as American soldiers were fighting in Vietnam and citizens at home were protesting United States involvement in the conflict. Shocking at the time because of its explicit gore,…
Los Angeles, CA (August 11, 2011) – How far will one man go to protect his wife and his home? One of the grittiest and controversial thrillers of all-time and banned in the United Kingdom for over 18 years, STRAW…
Warner Bros. | 1973 | 151 mins. | PG Based on a best seller by the late Frenchman Henri Charriere, who claimed it was a true story, Papillon offers a lot to like. Compared to today’s blockbusters, with their explosions…
CULVER CITY, CALIF. (April 25, 2011) – Barney’s Version, the warm, wise and witty story of the politically incorrect life of Barney Panofsky, comes to Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Pack from Sony Pictures Classics and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on June 28th….
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1988 | 133 mins. | R Released in December of 1988, Rain Man was a surprise hit with audiences and critics alike. Nominated for eight Oscars, Rain Man collected four including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director…
It was a highpoint of investigative reporting in the 20th century, and the resulting Watergate scandal put the pressure on President Nixon to resign from office–the only American president to do so. All the President’s Men tells the story of…
The 1970’s was a seminal decade in the history of American film. A new crop of directors including Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, William Friedkin and others ushered in a new era of weaving personal narratives into their stories in…
Hollywood has enjoyed a long and storied lineage of animals in lead roles. Old Yeller, Lassie, Babe, and even Remmy the Rat from last year’s Ratatouille effortlessly capture the hearts of audiences everywhere with their often human-like personas, showing a…