Esther Williams was an athlete turned actress and now, over 70 years later, we’re still in awe of her athletic feats.
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One of the Criterion Channel’s “Restorations and Rediscoveries” this month is Bob Odenkirk’s debut feature, which is ripe for rediscovery.
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Forty years ago this week, two movies were released that once again proved that the hybrid of horror and comedy works tremendously well.
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Now that Roger Corman has joined all four original Ramones at the CBGB in the sky, we look back at their 1979 collaboration, Allan Arkush’s gonzo punk teen musical.
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Nobuhiko Obayashi’s first American release, which slipped under the radar in 1990, returns for a second glance at its tale of an unhappy grocer finding new meaning among Chinese students.
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The rock-and-roll greaser adventure movie, released 40 years ago this week, remains a fascinating anomaly and a one-of-a-kind jukebox oddity.
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The 1980 expansion of Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ characters (now streaming on Amazon Prime Video) is a deliriously over-the-top stew of great music, crashing cars, and deadpan comedy.
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Nearly a century after its premiere, Abel Gance’s silent epic is finally available in its original form.
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With the Oscar-nominated ‘Robot Dreams’ arriving in theaters this week, here’s a look back at ‘Heartbeeps,’ the saga of two robots who dared to dream of more than servitude.
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“The Thin Man” captured everything soon to be forbidden by the Hays Code in an exemplary crime comedy anchored by one of the screen’s most charismatic couples and their dog.
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Featuring a mesmerizing performance from Ray Milland, Hitchcock’s “Dial ‘M’ for Murder” still stuns as a gruesome tale of jealousy and revenge. A look back, on the eve of its 70th anniversary.
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Fifty years after its release, this adaptation of the Henry James novella ranks a notch below Peter Bogdanovich’s previous four films, though it’s not as far removed in quality from his magical initial run as its reputation suggests.
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