Also ranks #1 on Underrated Westerns That Deserve To Be Dusted Off For Another Shot Also ranks #1 on All Of Robert Duvall's Movies, Ranked Also ranks #1 on The 50+ Best Recent Western Movies & TV Shows, Ranked The Ref Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey 13 votes Bickering spouses ...
Shot in eight weeks, and fine-tuned over three years of post-production,The Legend of Ochiis stuffed with 200 matte paintings, painted frames and enough practical effects to make you feel like you’re back in the 1980s watchingThe Dark CrystalorThe Neverending Story. Director/writer Isaiah S...
(well, the places where they used to stay) near Keswick, a visit to Lowther Castle and a visit to Swarthmoor Hall. He spoke to a group who promote hiking as therapy for mental health issues – although, if you’re unfit like me, you might find that the Windermere steamers are a ...
It’s beautifully crafted and acted, immaculately shot (by Freddie Francis), and very scary.’ The movie is also a favorite of fellow directors such as Guillermo del Toro. —ZS Photo : Rko/Kobal/Shutterstock ‘Isle of the Dead’ (1945) ‘There’s a moment in this Val Lewton picture,...
PrizesBest film at the Hong Kong Film Awards, but not much else. Pfft. These awards-givers just don't appreciate a well shot-up tea room when they see one. What to say..."The fact that Tequila plays clarinet is inspired by a real-life cop who played the drums, and it has a jazz...
starts killing local boys. Alternately creepy and hilarious ("You're killing people!" / "No, I'm killingboys" will never not be funny), but shot through with an undercurrent of heartbreak,Jennifer's Bodyspeaks volumes about sexual abuse, female friendships, and the hell that is a teenage ...
WhenOrson Wellesset out to directThe Stranger(1946), he did so under unfavorable conditions. Saddled with a well-deserved reputation for being constitutionally unable to complete films on time or anywhere near the budget, he simply agreed to everything and got down to it. ...
and indifferently places him near a dangerously fiery stove. As Mack Sennett noted in his autobiography, Chaplin “preceded W.C. Fields by many years with scenes in which he got laughs by being mean to a baby.” The indifference with which he treats his young son in this comedy anticipate...
You have to get past the imitators and the spoofs, because this Merchant-Ivory classic inspired legions of both, but if you can you'll find this sumptuously shot, beautifully understated drama is worth the effort. Forget Hannibal Lecter: this isAnthony Hopkins' finest performance by a country...
every shot here is a kind of miracle, a celebration in and of itself. But don’t mistake this for an uncritical cheer for image-making. It’s worth remembering that at the end, when Sammy visits “the greatest director who ever lived,” that director is cooling his heels without a proj...