Happy Birthday Archives — Page 14 of 27

The Seven-Ups and The Fleeting Stardom of Roy Scheider

On the 40th anniversary of the release of the tough-as-nails cop movie, an appreciation of its unorthodox leading man.

First released in December 1973, Robin Hardy’s folk horror remains a fascinating piece of mishandled cinema.

Twenty years ago, Miramax dropped the filthiest, funniest gift into theaters – following even more behind-the-scenes drama than usual.

Sixty years ago, Georges Franju paid tribute to one of his filmmaking heroes with an affectionate remake of Louis Feuillade’s “Judex.”

Two decades ago, Park Chan-wook’s revenge thriller reinvented Korean cinema. A decade Later, Spike Lee remade it.

Forty years after its debut, “Michael Jackson’s Thriller” remains in a category all by itself.

The best theatrical Looney Tunes project is also the one its own studio appeared to have the most contempt for.

On the 40th anniversary of its release, an examination of Bob Fosse’s final film, and what it has to say about sexual violence and exploitation.

Brian De Palma and Al Pacino’s other gangster classic deserves recognition as one of their best.

Ida Lupino and Richard Widmark lead this underrated 1940s thriller full of assertive sexuality and barbed takedowns.

Given its time, ‘I Want to Live!’ (released 65 years ago this week) is surprisingly aware of the raw deal women defendants get in a “trial by media.”

With 1983’s ‘The Dead Zone,’ David Cronenberg took on the all-American pastime of adapting a Stephen King novel.