The Maltese Falcon, based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett, is one of the first true Hollywood Noir films. Appearing…
My Name is Jonah (2014)
Tonight I watched the brilliant, funny, heartbreaking, beautiful, and captivating documentary My Name Is Jonah. This film is not on…
#14 Nanook of the North (1922)
Robert J. Flaherty, the “father of the documentary,” created the first true documentary with his Nanook of the North – a film…
#43 La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc (1928)
Considered in many circles to not only be the greatest Joan of Arc film ever made but one of the…
#75 42nd Street (1933)
“…a film with a much-duplicated plot: star breaks her ankle right before the opening night. An unknown girl in the chorus must replace her. There is a wedding. There are young lovers. Finally, a director’s one “final” show before his medical issues overwhelm him. This film is where all these old movie clichés originated.”
The Neverending Story & Labyrinth 30th
I was lucky to have the opportunity to head to the local cineplex the past two weekends with the kids…
#868 My Own Private Idaho (1991)
In My Own Private Idaho, a young Gus Van Sant explores existence and geographic identity through the lens of a…
#471 The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)
By the time The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly film was made in 1966, the world’s appetite for westerns…
Stranger Things (2016)
Note – spoilers abound in the links, but not the review. Netflix has been on a roll with its incredible…
#278 Roman Holiday (1953)
William Wyler’s Roman Holiday is the beginning of the career for the unknown Audrey Hepburn, noted in Schneider’s book that…