‘Sopranos’ creator David Chase only penned two theatrical films before the upcoming ‘Many Saints of Newark’ – but both share fascinating common themes with his best known work.
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Thirty years ago, two great films examined the life of the writer – and deemed it a hell on earth.
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When you think of Cannon Films, you typically think of exploitation movies and Chuck Norris vehicles. But the ‘80s legends also assembled an impressive array of art films, and provided opportunities for auteurs in need.
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From ‘Dirty Harry’ and ’48 HRS’ to ‘Die Hard with a Vengeance’ and ‘Con Air,’ the action movies of the past presented a prickliness towards matters of race that was often discomforting but frequently, refreshingly honest.
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From ‘Siberia’ and ‘The Lighthouse’ to ‘Antichrist’ and ‘The Last Temptation of Christ,’ Willem Dafoe has refined the archetype of the modern man confronting the forces of nature.
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The groundbreaking filmmaker and the genius of pulp fiction collaborated twice – but it was a tricky alliance, tripped up by stubbornness and ego.
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Elaine May’s 1972 comedy, starring the recently departed Charles Grodin, was an early example of what we now know as “cringe comedy” – yet it cut deeper than its contemporary counterparts.
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When Andrzej Żuławski’s first and only English-language film debuted at Cannes 40 years ago, the response was (to put it mildly) divided, and its release was a mess. But, like most great movies, it’s found its audience.
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Even the late, great filmmaker’s critical and commercial “failures” are compelling experiments in adaptation and genre.
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Towards a unifying theory of cinematic burnouts.
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In memory of the brilliant character actor Yaphet Kotto, we look back at two of his onscreen deaths, and what they tell us about his considerable gifts as an actor.
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The VOD and streaming eras have robbed us of one of the greatest pleasures of the ‘80s and ‘90s: stumbling upon something absolutely inexplicable in the middle of the night on cable TV.
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