Richard Brooks’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), directed by Richard Brooks positively sizzles thanks to Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor’s chemistry. It’s as electrifying today as when it was first released. There’s no doubt it […]
Though we’ll always remember Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo, the madcap housewife constantly getting herself into scrapes, the depth and reach of her career and influence extend far beyond I Love Lucy. The character of […]
I grew up in a rodeo town of sorts. Every year for ten days, it seems everyone gets out the one pair of cowboy boots and ten gallon hat they never wear outside of the […]
If you’ve never seen an Akira Kurosawa film before, the first thing that strikes you about Dreams (1990) is its limpid, near incandescent beauty. A reconstruction of eight of Kurosawa’s real-life dreams, the film takes […]
There are countless great movies, but so few are truly perfect. Some of the movies that I consider worthy of the “perfect” designation include Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious (1946), William Wyler’s The Best Years of […]
In 1953 Warner Brothers released their 3D film House of Wax starring the gift the movie gods gave to us all, Vincent Price. 3D was the first of many grabs by Hollywood to ward off the […]
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