“True Romance:” Still So Cool, 30 Years Later
Cinema in 1993 was undoubtedly defined by the spectacle of dinosaurs once more walking the earth. But the early 90s were also seismic for one filmmaker who would become one…
Adam Driver at the Venice Film Festival: A Bad Look
Adam Driver was in high demand at the Venice Film Festival, which bowed on Wednesday and has mostly had to make do without famous movie stars as the ongoing SAG-AFTRA…
In Appreciation: Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett, the singer-songwriter whose laidback Key West sound earned him a legion of “Parrothead” fans and spawned a musical and business empire, has died at the age of 76.…
Happy 75th Anniversary, “Sorry, Wrong Number!”
Seventy-five years ago Sorry, Wrong Number was released. Directed by Anatole Litvak, the 1948 was an adaptation of the 1943 radio play, and stars Barbara Stanwyck (incredible, Oscar-nominated) and Burt…
Happy 25th Anniversary, “There’s Something About Mary!”
Peter and Bobby Farrelly‘s There’s Something About Mary was one of the biggest hit comedies of the 1990s, and it’s famous for a few things: Shocking, over-the-top gross-out gags, the…
Happy 90th Birthday, Tom Skerritt!
The actor is amazing. Among his career highlights: !. M*A*S*H 2. Alien 3. Picket Fences 4. Top Gun 5. Steel Magnolias 6. Cheers
Happy Fiftieth Anniversary, “American Graffiti!”
Fifty years ago, American Graffiti was released. George Lucas’ coming-of-age film was groundbreaking on a number of levels. Produced during the heyday of "New Hollywood," it eschewed the darkness and…
The Bradley-Bernstein Controversy (That Shouldn’t Be)
Another week, another online drama: As a trailer for the forthcoming Maestro was released, people started making a lot of noise about the Leonard Bernstein biopic, co-written by, directed by,…
Happy 30th Anniversary, Billy Joel’s “The River of Dreams!”
Thirty years ago today, Billy Joel released The River of Dreams – in what turned out to be his final studio album. While still in his forties, the album takes…