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Sometimes the drama behind the scenes overshadows the film itself — John Huston’s 1961 eulogy to the Western, The Misfits is such a film. A relatively obscure film (considering the
Sometimes the drama behind the scenes overshadows the film itself — John Huston’s 1961 eulogy to the Western, The Misfits is such a film. A relatively obscure film (considering the
What is real and what is delusion? Perception and reality are often seen as relative — we make our own reality and truth. If that is true, then what if
Director Julie Taymor (Frida) has a startling vision, and often accents her films with bizarre and unsettling special effects to punctuate a point. She also has a way with puppets and though
Family holidays are difficult for everyone, and the stress is compounded if someone is bringing in a new girlfriend or fiance. Writer-director Thomas Bezucha, The Family Stone, is a humorous
Interracial romance is always difficult to depict in film. There is a danger of being preachy and sanctimonious, talking down to the audience, instead of enlightening it. Love Field is
Terry McMillan’s blockbuster novel Waiting to Exhale struck a nerve with its female audience, who related to the four characters and their trials with men. The book is compulsively filmable,
World War II is a fascinating and fruitful period to make films, though it’s also terribly difficult to succeed in depicting such a monumental and complex time in history without
There was a very brief time in the 1970’s when Diana Ross was going to be a big movie star. She scored an Oscar nomination and loads of critical praise,
Award season in Hollywood is a time when studios crank up their hype machines in hopes of having their projects rewarded by trophies that often translate into box office receipts
The Hours is a film that raises many questions about appreciating life and making important decisions that change the course of one’s life. The film takes place during three generations:
By 1957 Marilyn Monroe’s film career had reached a sort of stalemate. She proved her critics wrong with a knockout performance in Bus Stop, yet still was battling studio heads
Have you ever felt like someone was constantly watching you? The idea that there is some larger being monitoring our every moves is either a frightening thought (Big Brother) or
The second entry in the franchise based on the caped crusador is probably the strongest in the series (though the first and Batman Begins come very close). Tim Burton again
Barbra Streisand’s career as a director has been spotty, at best. Her criminally underrated debut, Yentl (1983) as a director, was a wonderful and challenging treatise on how society squanders
The movie musical suffered a sputtered and slow death, starting in the 1960’s. There were flashes of resurgence in the 1970’s, 1980’s and in the 2000’s, though despite singular examples
Our famously fickle, ageist society seems particularly hard on middle-aged women. Trophy wives have very limited shelf-lives and once a crease or an age-spot appear, they are relegated to a
I first became familiar with Neil Gaiman because of <i>MirrorMask<i>, a film made with Jim Henson productions that resembled a dark and twisted take on <i>The Wizard of Oz<i> or
When watching a good Woody Allen movie, viewers are not only entertained for about an hour and a half, but they also get a great glimpse into the director’s psyche. At his best,