The previous installment of the Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) retrospective discusses "Dr. Strangelove." The screen is at first an impenetrable dark. “Real country dark” as Alex DaLarge might say....
The previous installment of the Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) retrospective discusses "The Killing." Released in the same year as "Goldfinger," Kubrick’s satire on nuclear Armageddon could be a Bond...
The previous installment of the Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) retrospective discusses "Killer's Kiss." You get the impression that Sterling Hayden’s two-time loser Johnny Clay never read much...
The sequel has become a quick way for the movie industry to draw in viewers. With the cost of production studios are reluctant to take chances and instead fall back on cookie cutter plots that seldom...
One of this year’s most powerful dramas, "The Stoning of Soraya M.," has tremendous implications for global audiences immersed in both the movie’s story arch and the political situation...
Waiting for a mystery movie to begin is rather like being on a blind date. You are left alone in the dark as endless possibilities flicker through your mind. Are they your type? Are you their type?...
The first "Transformers" was simply astonishing. Director Michael Bay had been rightfully lambasted in the past, but with Spielberg as his producer the film was an awesome display of what a modern...
The previous installment of the Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) retrospective discusses "Paths of Glory." “While Fear and Desire had been a serious effort, ineptly done, Killer’s Kiss…proved I...
This is a special edition of this column. At some point, the team behind the new "Star Trek," the eleventh feature film of the franchise, must have considered the predicament Spock often finds...
The previous installment of the Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) retrospective discusses "Barry Lyndon." "Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel." Kirk Douglas’ Colonel Dax recites Samuel...
