The Best Picture Winners, Part 12 | Gone With the Wind (Part 1 of 2)
It has been a perennial of American film [...]
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Blog: Killing Connie Casserole: How Stonewall Vilified ‘The Boys in the Band’
Between 1968, when playwright Mart Crowley wrote his off-Broadway hit “The Boys and the Band” and 1970, when William Friedkin turned it into a movie,...
BLOG: William Friedkin’s legacy of gamechangers: “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist”
In most cases, when a great director passes, the news outlets focus only on their most notable works while slighting the best work in their...
“No Popcorn, Please” | The Armchair Blog
Movies to me are like food – some are nutritious for your mental health while most, you’ll agree, are not. Take this weekend for example. ...
The Mandalorian: a revealing (though wobbly) third season
*** SPOILER ALERT *** Disney’s mega-hit The Mandalorian, wrapped up its third season on Wednesday with a boffo finale to a season that honestly has...
They’re (still) Heeeere!: ‘Poltergeist’ at 40
Steven Spielberg doesn't talk about Poltergeist for reasons that I can only speculate. The last time that I recall that he even mentioned the film was...
Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first step into a . . . larger world?
I do not step into a new Star Wars property with light feet. I'm an original fan, Class of '77. In fact, I'm a super-fan,...
They’re here!: It’s Halloween, time to revisit my favorite horror movie.
Steven Spielberg rarely talks about Poltergeist for reasons that I can only speculate. The last time that I recall that he even mentioned the film was on...
