Category: Happy Birthday

Christopher Nolan didn’t back into success with ‘Memento,’ the twisty neo-noir that effectively launched his career.

A trio of fantasy hybrids released 40 years ago — “Nomads,” 
“Highlander,” and “Rawhead Rex” — share a surprising amount of overlap, especially in how they view the youth of the ’80s.

In honor of the actress’s eightieth birthday this week, we look back at the film that gave her her greatest screen role.

On its fiftieth anniversary, we look back at the way the movie that housed Sean Connery’s most tender performance tackled aging bodies, looming mortality, and a legendary romance.

While you may click play to see Grace Kelly’s movie debut, you’ll stay for the tremendous cast of character actors who make this thrilling tale a true gem.

In two 1950s noirs celebrating their anniversaries this month, underrated star Rhonda Fleming brings warmth and vulnerability to the femme fatale.

At just 20 years old, Greta Garbo sailed from Sweden to the United States to film “Torrent,” the first of three pictures released in 1926. In the words of one prescient newspaper writer, “Miss Garbo is scheduled for stardom.”

Controversial Polish director Andrzej Zulawski passed away in February 2016, months before his final film debuted in America. Ten years later, we look back on his absurdist swan song.

Tim Curry’s outrageous and insouciant performance as an iconic pirate helps this family-friendly adaptation stand the test of time.

Though Martin Scorsese was no neophyte in 1976, his dark masterpiece started a string of classics that people choose to misunderstand.