The 1948 thriller has the look and pedigree of film noir, but it’s a clear forerunner for the police procedurals to come.
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Pierce Brosnan’s first James Bond adventure hit screens 25 years ago this week – and marked a turning point for the venerable spy franchise. A look back:
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Aaron Sorkin’s first dramatization of life in the West Wing hit theaters 25 years ago, and it seems even more like fantasy today.
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Our “Noirvember” celebration continues with Joseph H. Lewis’s 1955 masterpiece, the story of an obsessed cop’s pursuit of a ruthless gangster (and the collateral damage along the way):
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When Joe Wright made his take on Austen’s classic in 2005, he had to find a way to make this oft-told tale fresh. Here’s how he did it:
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On this, its 30th anniversary, it’s as easy as ever to dismiss Kevin Costner’s Oscar-winning Western epic. But it’s not quite that simple.
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Orson Welles’s 1947 thriller is a must-add for your “Noirvember” watchlist – and a rich match of style and substance.
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John McNaughton’s sun-drenched 1998 noir, now streaming on Hulu and Amazon Prime, remains a delightfully twisted and unapologetically sleazy treat.
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In ‘Jacob’s Ladder,’ released 30 years ago this week, director Adrian Lyne plumbed the depths of psychological horror and came up with a deeply unnerving portrait of hell on earth
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On the eve of the election, a look back at the 1999 Nixon comedy – and how it predicted the recent demystifying of a journalistic legend.
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The 2000 film adaptation of the ‘70s series hit theaters 20 years ago, offering audiences just the right mix of action and winking self-awareness. A look back:
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