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From the film's opening ten minutes, I knew I was in for a very under appreciated treat with director Martin Ritt's "The Molly...

A few more titles that deserve to see the light of day on region 1 DVD: 1. The Shout (1978)- Available on a region 2 Spanish edition, Jerry ...

The Cove Louie Psihoyos' documentary "The Cove" is certainly a bleeding heart agitprop project... but it works and works magni...

I suppose it's either the death rattle death of newspapers or a weary reaction to the dog days of summer, but professional film critics ...

Through the very generous donations of several readers of this blog from around the country, I've been able to finally glimpse some of t...

... but Judd Apatow's "Funny People" is a mis-fire from a director that I've grown to appreciate over the last few years. ...

Most of the energy surrounding "The Education of Charlie Banks" will be focused on the fact that it's directed by Fred Durst. ...

Over the past few weeks, I've been entranced by these Levi Jeans commercials being shown at my local Cinemark theaters. I know that comm...

Ole Christian Madsen's "Flame and Citron" is a brooding trenchcoat and fedora'd examination of the blurry lines between ri...

Moon Duncan Jones' "Moon" belongs in that category of heady independent science fiction films (both versions of "Solaris...

In a weird attempt to meld sociology, memory and cinematic pleasures, I've decided to start this meme based on a great post by Jeffrey W...

I tend to steer away from these types of things since so many others fill the void, but as a student of journalism, I owe Mr. Cronkite this ...

The story of Eagle Pennell is a truly tragic one , yet we can always find beauty and redemption in the archived work of a filmmaker (justly)...

It's been a while since I've given your inquiring minds a look at my queue. Here we go: 1. Mad Dog Morgan - 70's Dennis Hopper f...

Emerged from the theater shaken and invigorated from the latest display of machoism from one of the finest directors working today. From sta...

The following post is a contribution to the excellent Michael Mann blog-a-thon going on at Radiator Heaven . Even though director Michael Ma...

From 1973 to 1975, Robert Mitchum lived and breathed in the world of pulp. In 1973, there was "The Friends of Eddie Coyle". The ne...

Smog : and The Handsome Furs :

1. National Lampoons Vacation - As Clark Griswald, Chevy Chase is probably the most fantastically realized father in film history. Full of ...

The rising tide of emotion over Tony Scott's remake of Joseph Sargent's "The Taking Of Pelham 123" is reaching the climact...