An isolated Colorado resort hotel becomes the setting for unrelenting horror in The Shining. Guest writer Kristen Lopez raises her glass and salutes director Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 screen adaptation, starring Jack Nicholson, of the Stephen King shocker
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The Sin of Nora Moran (1933): Of Shattered Souls
Ex-circus performer and chorine Zita Johann becomes the “kept woman” of gubernatorial candidate Paul Cavanagh, only to take the blame for a murder she didn’t commit to save his career. Guest writer Danny Reid exposes The Sin of Nora Moran, a little-seen 1933 drama.
Read more →The Best of Everything (1959): Mad Men Meets Sex and the City
Three single women working in the publishing business in New York try to have love, careers, and “The Best of Everything.” Guest writer Leah Williams examines the 1959 20th Century-Fox drama starring Hope Lange, Louis Jourdan, Stephen Boyd and Joan Crawford.
Read more →Can Montgomery Clift Tame the Wild River (1960)?
Depression-era federal agent Montgomery must evacuate a Tennessee town for a dam project in Wild River. Guest writer Mike Perry reviews the 1960 drama directed by Elia Kazan and co-starring Lee Remick and Jo Van Fleet.
Read more →Police Story (1985): Jackie Chan’s Favorite
Jackie Chan has called “Police Story” his favorite of the many action-packed movies he’s made. See why Chan’s 1985 cop saga remains a jaw-dropping classic today…we bet it’ll be one of your favorites, too!
Read more →Cinematic Dregs: The Thing with Two Heads (1972)
“They transplanted a white bigot’s head onto a soul brother’s body!,” read ads for The Thing with Two Heads. Guest writer Barry P. tries to wrap his one head around the 1972 sci-fi cult fave, which starred Ray Milland and Rosey Grier.
Read more →Endless Summers: Andy Summers on Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police
Ex-Police guitarist Andy Summers talks about his days with the seminal ’80s band and the revealing new documentary Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police, just out on DVD and Blu-ray, in an arresting interview courtesy of Discussions Magazine. .
Read more →Is Barbara Stanwyck a Witness to Murder (1954)?
Barbara Stanwyck can’t convince police that she saw a woman being strangled to death, but killer George Sanders is out to silence her for good. Guest writer Kristen Lopez peeks in on the 1954 thriller (and Rear Window precursor) Witness to Murder.
Read more →Newman and Woodward Heat Up The Long, Hot Summer
Wandering “bad boy” Paul Newman woos Joanne Woodward, daughter of Mississippi plantation owner Orson Welles, in The Long, Hot Summer. Guest writer Emily Rauber reviews the steamy 1958 drama and its Cinemascope splendor.
Read more →Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash Stage A Gunfight (1971)
With their Wild West days behind them, a pair of aging gunslingers (Johnny Cash and Kirk Douglas) decides to stage a final showdown in a bull ring and charge admission. Guest writer Mike Perry reviews the 1971 frontier drama A Gunfight.
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