Wes Anderson’s latest, The Grand Budapest Hotel , has bowed to reviews that link the occasionally staggering scale of its production design ...
Enjoy the Silents
This was the first of a planned monthly series on silent cinema, which appears now not to be going forward unless I can find a new home for ...
John Ford's Lasting Importance
I had hoped to devote much of February to a celebration of John Ford, whose 120th birthday was on the first of that month. But restructuring...
Best DVD/Streaming of the Week (1/28/14)
Another round-up. Sadly, this appears to be the last one, at least for Film.com. Best DVDs Best Streaming
Best DVD/Streaming of the Week (1/14/2014)
Quick link piece here since it's so past publish date Best DVDs Best Streaming
Thief (Michael Mann, 1981)
Back in January I wrote about Michael Mann's incredible theatrical debut Thief (one of the best feature debuts ever, even if Mann had ...
The Sun Shines Bright (John Ford, 1953)
I wrote about John Ford's The Sun Shines Bright , cited by the man himself as his favorite of his movies, for Spectrum Culture . It'...