A Flickchart Guide to TCM in June
June on TCM brings a plethora of movies based on stage plays, star of the month Marie Dressler, and over 40 “Movies to See Before You Die”!
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“American Sniper” Translates Oscar Success into Record-Breaking Box Office
So, American Sniper, you’ve just scored six Oscar nominations. What are you going to do next? Oh, how about shattering a bunch of box office records?
“Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles” – Nathan’s Movie Challenge, Week 2
On to the second week of my year-long challenge, I’m faced with the first suggested film that I’ve never heard of and knew absolutely nothing about going into it. Some would say that’s the best way to...
Flickchart Preview: ‘Man of Steel’
Sometimes, in the current cinematic landscape, it’s easy to forget the granddaddy of all movie superheroes. After all, back in 1978, Superman was ahead of the curve.
The Top Ten Superman Movies of All-Time
Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superman debuted in Action Comics #1 in the summer of 1938. An instant sensation, Superman was quickly brought to radio in 1940 and hit the screen in...
Criterion Commentaries: “On the Waterfront”
In On the Waterfront, The Criterion Collection’s recent release, the guilt is mounting for longshoreman Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) over his unwitting involvement in a murder. Time is also quickly running out as he...
The Actor Spotlight: Val Kilmer
Notorious for not playing the game of schmoozing and for picking unconventional movie roles, Val Kilmer has raised eyebrows as often for what he has done as for what he has chosen not to...
Russell Crowe to Play Jor-El in ‘Superman’ Reboot
Academy Award winner Russell Crowe has been tapped to play Jor-El, the father of Superman, in director Zack Snyder‘s upcoming reboot Man of Steel. The casting of such a prominent actor in the role...
New Blu-ray and DVD Releases: February 15, 2011
Rank the week of February 15th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best movies ever made: Unstoppable (DVD and Blu-ray | PG-13 | 2010) Rank it amongst the best action movies of all time....
Flickchart Film School: Pre-1920s
A few years ago, I realized that my knowledge of film history was very limited. My timeline of film began with Back to the Future, and I could tell you more about the films...
That the film focuses more on Kong surprises me not at all. He more closely approximates an actual character, while…
Absolutely loved "Insidious: The Red Door"! The emotional depth and intense storytelling took this franchise to a whole new level.
I liked Guardians 3. It was a good ending to the trilogy. Gunn is one of the few filmmakers who…
Top Gun and Banshees deserve all the good awards.
North Dallas Forty might be appearing an article to come ;)