A film with a tangled history almost as convoluted as the story it tells, Orson Welles’s “Mr. Arkadin” has a playfulness that belies its ramshackle nature.
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A century after its debut, a milestone of silent comedy has been restored to its long-lost original glory.
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Disney’s first widescreen animated feature used the nascent CinemaScope technique in depicting a low-key romance in turn-of-the-century America.
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Spielberg’s breakthrough film was an immediate success on its 1975 premiere and its status as a cultural juggernaut is still seen today. How has that affected the island community where the film was shot?
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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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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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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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Six decades ago, Richard Lester won the Palme d’Or and directed the Beatles in their second feature. Both films show off his knack for comic invention.
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John Schlesinger’s adaptation of Nathanael West’s novella is one of the most caustic takedowns of classic Hollywood the 70’s produced. Maligned on its initial release, it’s ripe for rediscovery by modern audiences.
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A look back at Terry Zwigoff’s brilliant and disturbing documentary about the life and family of America’s greatest underground comix artist.
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