The recently-departed actress’s four films for Miramax in the mid-to-late 1990s weren’t among her crowning achievements, but they also showed that she never phoned it in.
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The charming Julie Andrews may have a reputation for being essentially a piece of confectionery in human form, but that doesn’t mean she wasn’t capable of delivering the most genteel burn in awards speech history.
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John Huston’s 1982 adaptation of the Broadway smash is a bit of a mess, but an undeniably engaging one.
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A new 4K restoration of Hitch’s penultimate feature gives us a chance to look at this ugly, mean-spirited masterpiece with fresh eyes.
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Did the American giallo begin with Alan J. Pakula’s 1972 thriller?
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“With the DNC returning to Chicago for the first time since 1968, Haskell Wexler’s indelible chronicle of that tempestuous year has never been more relevant.
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John M. Stahl’s Technicolor Noir (the “Gone Girl” of its day) remains a chilling and effective psychological thriller.
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In 1999, Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy skewered Hollywood with a sly satire that also embraced the magic of filmmaking.
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Madonna spent decades searching for the perfect film vehicle – but she only really found it once.
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The Dire Straights frontman’s scores for “Local Hero” and “The Princess Bride” take their place among the best work of his career.
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Many will remember Bob Newhart best as a sitcom star. But he had a film career too, playing a soldier, aged elf, the President of the United States, and even a psychiatrist. Here is our appreciation of his movie stardom.
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Few knew what to make of W.D. Richter and Earl Mac Rauch’s sci-fi comedy when it premiered 40 years ago, but a dedicated cult soon grew around it.
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