TCM FEST 2012: The Noir Triple-Threat
It’s tough deciding what to write about first for a film festival. For my AFI FEST 2011 series I tried to go in linear order as best I could, but that went out the...
It’s tough deciding what to write about first for a film festival. For my AFI FEST 2011 series I tried to go in linear order as best I could, but that went out the...
Matchup of the Day The exquisite Delphine Seyrig was born on this date, so let’s celebrate with some vampires and beer: Beerfest vs. Daughters of Darkness Daughters of Darkness is a vampire film...
Matchup of the Day It’s Anthony Perkins vs. Michael Rooker in a serial killer showdown: Psycho vs. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Usually, our Posters of Prominence articles are reserved for movie posters that speak to us in a personal and profound way. Works of art that fill us with awe and wonder, and stick with...
I imagine every review for Goon compares it in some way to Slap Shot. I really don’t want to do that as I think it deserves to be seen as the separate entity it...
Matchup of the Day Quentin Tarantino racks up his 49th year today. Let’s pay tribute with two films starring an actress who inspired him: Jackie Brown vs. Foxy Brown Foxy Brown and Coffy, both...
Matchup of the Day The revered Japanese director Akira Kurosawa came into the world on this date, so here we go with: Ran vs. SUPER
Matchup of the Day Actress Mercedes McCambridge was born on this date, so here’s a double feature of her playing some scary characters: Johnny Guitar vs. The Exorcist Mercedes McCambridge provided the demonic sounds that...
Flickchart Matchup of the Day I think we can all agree that women jumping out of airplanes is simply delightful, so let’s check out two films with female parachutists : Fathom vs. The Tarnished...
Back in 1963, the president of Crown International Pictures, Newton P. “Red” Jacobs, speaking about the importance of a film’s title, said “A title is the handle. You can’t lift a picture very high if...