With a big-budget ‘Masters of the Universe’ arriving in theaters next week, we look at the last such attempt, courtesy of the corner-cutting Cannon Films.
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Olivier Assayas went behind the scenes of a troubled production with his breakthrough film, which debuted 30 years ago.
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The psychological horror film that Spanish Surrealist Luis Buñuel was born to direct is now streaming on Criterion in all its sordid glory.
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Fifty years ago, Joe Dante and Allan Arkush co-directed the New Worldliest Picture ever.
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To mark legendary producer Roger Corman’s 100th birthday (on April 5), here’s a roundup of his acting jobs for his illustrious alumni.
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Cult icon Bruce Campbell was given a rare chance to show off his dramatic chops in this real-time crime caper. He made the most of it.
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Robert Bresson wanted to make a film about King Arthur’s court for two decades before he got the chance. He used the time to distill it down to its essence.
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Christopher Nolan didn’t back into success with ‘Memento,’ the twisty neo-noir that effectively launched his career.
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Ingmar Bergman didn’t like to dwell on his directorial debut, but it’s worth watching to see his cinematic vision in its larval state.
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Unfairly swept aside by the French New Wave, director Claude Autant-Lara’s classic is a beautiful bauble.
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Richard Kelly’s sci-fi mindbender makes one yearn for a time when a movie could make a virtue of confounding its audience.
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Ang Lee’s adaptation of Rick Moody’s novel – part of the Criterion Channel’s ’70s movie series – delves beneath the surface of a turbulent time in America’s not-too-distant past.
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