As his 65th birthday approaches, a survey of the work of the enigmatic Canadian filmmaker, currently on display over at the Criterion Channel.
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The Beatles’ favorite filmmaker spent the decade directing films like “Cuba,” “Juggernaut,” and “Royal Flash” – complicated contemplations of heroism, masculinity, and morality.
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Terry Gilliam’s brainy sci-fi thriller hit theaters 25 years ago, so let’s take a look back. Nothing uncomfortably resonant about it!
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In the early 1960s, Roger Corman graduated from drive-in cheapies to ornate Gothic horror treats, adapted from the works of Edgar Allan Poe and starring Vincent Price. A look back:
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With a new showcase of his work on the Criterion Channel, we look at how Albert Brooks explored the possibilities of his carefully crafted comic persona.
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It’s one of the most striking openings in cinema history: A burly, shirtless man in a black hood stokes a brazier, […]
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In the decade after Stonewall, gay culture exploded and thrived in ways previously unthinkable. One filmmaker who covered every facet of […]
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In the Shadow of the Guillotine. The Murderous Corpse. The False Magistrate. The titles are as macabre as the masked madman […]
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HandMade Films was formed by George Harrison and his business manager, Denis O’Brien, for the express purpose of bankrolling Monty Python’s […]
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From their screenplay for Alexander Payne’s The Descendants to their joint directorial debut, 2013’s The Way Way Back, Nat Faxon and […]
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The Time: The mid-’90sThe Place: Downtown New York CityThe Setting: A nondescript warehouse/film studioThe Scene: “Ellen and Damian Kiss” When it […]
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In spite of its pedigree as writer/director David Robert Mitchell’s follow-up to surprise horror hit It Follows – and the fact […]
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Gaspar Noé is the living embodiment of the adage that nothing exceeds like excess, a filmmaker whose works are designed to […]
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It’s a common enough sight in Christmas films: holiday shoppers admiring animatronic window displays and taking advantage of the sales at […]
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Winnipeg, Canada, has produced more than its share of strange and singular filmmakers. Guy Maddin is likely the most well-known, but […]
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