This 1985 hit seemed like a weird film for late-era John Huston, but its dark heart and nihilistic view on romance fit perfectly into his rich filmography.
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Frank Borzage’s 1940 political drama packs perhaps an even bigger punch now than ever.
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With Alan Rudolph in the Criterion Channel’s Director Spotlight, we shine a light on one of his most eccentric – and stylish – films.
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Even with the sexuality of its source material toned down, Billy Wilder’s playful, lust-filled fantasia (released 70 years ago this week) is a lively and funny showcase for Marilyn Monroe.
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On the eve of its much-ballyhooed re-release, a look back at the hubbub around one of the few movies Miramax couldn’t (technically) release.
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Fassbinder’s riff on “Sunset Boulevard” depicted the decline of a movie-star in post-war Germany with stunning cinematography and a total sense of hopelessness.
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A new re-release of the film’s original cut allows us to make connections between the lonely men the actor has frequently played.
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The Farrelly Brothers’ 1996 comedy, ‘The Big Lebowski,’ and ‘Buffalo ’66′ combined for an all-too-brief trend of films that captured the sport’s allure and eccentricities.
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Mark Rydell’s adaptation of Ernest Thompson’s play may be formulaic and it may be treacly, but it offers the opportunity to bask in the considerable glow of three movie legends.
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One of Disney’s earliest live-action hits had its roots on TV as a halfway marketing campaign for the Disneyland theme park.
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Agnès Varda made her directorial debut not with a short, but the feature “La Pointe Courte,” first screened at Cannes 70 years ago.
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Released 75 years ago this week, Nicholas Ray’s brutal, bleak noir features Humphrey Bogart at his hard-boiled best.
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