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When he was offered the job in late 1963, Richard Lester was well-positioned to tackle the assignment of directing the Beatles […]

As the oldest living actress of Hollywood’s golden age celebrates her 100th birthday, we reconsider her work in the two stone-cold classics of her career.

As well as its jokes and social commentary hold up 25 years after its release, the film’s songs and grasp of musical theater history increasingly feel like its defining elements.

On this, its 45th anniversary, a look back at the magic and mayhem of Jim Henson and company’s inaugural effort.

Fifty years after its release, a look back at the brilliant neo-noir mystery and its muddled legacy.

Forty years ago this week, two movies were released that once again proved that the hybrid of horror and comedy works tremendously well.

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.

“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.

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.

In 1994, Disney embarked on its first home-video sequel, inadvertently kick-starting an era where the studio began to cannibalize itself for content.