Breathless
À bout de souffle (1960) is the pinnacle of modernist minimalism. Jean-Luc Godard’s formally adventurous debut feature reduced and deconstructed the forms of its genre, via temporal ellipsis motivated by… Read more »
Unlawful Entry
From making quickie B-Movies for Roger Corman to working off-Broadway with Elaine May, Jonathan Kaplan had seemingly done it all. But as Corman’s tenure as the King of B-Movies waned… Read more »
The Last Waltz
Last Thursday, on Thanksgiving Day, many Americans gathered around their televisions in food induced stupors to return once again to the annual tradition of watching Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz… Read more »
Funny People
Judd Apatow’s personal epic Funny People (2009) is a tribute to its star Adam Sandler and a reflection on the price of fame. Apatow draws inspiration from Fitzgerald’s The Great… Read more »
Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale
Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale (1994) was Disney’s low-budget, theatrically released offering for that year’s Thanksgiving season. Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale was released roughly seven months before Disney’s animated feature Pocahontas… Read more »
The Object Of My Affection
At one point in The Object Of My Affection (1998) the Allison Janney character says “You know, I enjoy gay people”. This one line captures perfectly the attitudes of this… Read more »
Down & Dirty Duck
Down & Dirty Duck (1974) was the labor of love of Charles Swenson. Swenson, an animator affiliated with Fred Wolf, wrote, directed and animated Down & Dirty Duck for Roger… Read more »
Stand Alone
Stand Alone (1985) stars Charles Durning as WWII veteran Louis Thibadeau who witnesses a murder and becomes embroiled in an all out battle with the criminals. Released during the heyday… Read more »
Joyride
After making The Pom Pom Girls (1976) at Crown International Pictures, Joseph Ruben took his next film, Joyride (1977), to American International. Ruben retained the services of leading man Robert… Read more »
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Albert Brooks and Rob Reiner have been best friends since high school. They are both the sons of prominent comedians who followed in their fathers’ footsteps and went on to… Read more »
