With the DVD and Blu-ray release of Inside Llewyn Davis, the Coen Brothers’ love letter to the folk music scene of early ’60s Greenwich Village, we fiddled around and came up with more favorite folk-centric flicks.
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Guns and Cannon: For J. Lee Thompson on His 100th
From ’50s Brit cinema to Hollywood blockbusters to Golan/Globus “Cannon fodder,” director J. Lee Thompson forged a lengthy resume that defies pigeonholing. With his centenary coming up, we’re looking back on a singular body of work.
Read more →Who’s Your Favorite Movie Hero?
This year’s Oscars are paying tribute to the greatest heroes of the movies. We posed this question to Movie Irv and he had an immediate answer.
Read more →If You Build It, He Will Come Back: Kevin Costner Returns
The success of the Hatfields & McCoys miniseries has stoked a full-out career revival for Kevin Costner, with 3 Days to Kill now in theaters and more projects on the way. We’re looking back at the highs and lows of his screen legacy.
Read more →Wham, Bam, Thank You, Van Damme
A quarter century after he first impressed filmgoers with his martial arts prowess, Jean-Claude Van Damme is still kickin’. We’re looking back at the Muscles from Brussels’ long, sometimes self-mocking, but never dull screen legacy.
Read more →Royale Treatment: A 20th Anniversary Look at Pulp Fiction
1994: It was a lot tougher to spend five bucks on a milkshake, and we all wondered what Quentin Tarantino would do for an encore after Reservoir Dogs. With 20 years gone, we look back at the hubbub that surrounded the release of Pulp Fiction.
Read more →A Hatful of Wayne: To David on His 100th
Boomers remember him as the Mad Hatter on TV’s Batman, but David Wayne wore many hats in a robust career that covered Broadway and Hollywood. We’re marking the 100th anniversary of his birth with this appreciation.
Read more →Scandal (One) Sheets: Exploitation Cinema Landmarks
Shocking scandal? Numbing tragedy? Odds are that the project’s already in development. We’re taking a look at some of the more famous–or infamous–exploitation flicks that have made their way to the marquee.
Read more →You Don’t Mess Around with Jim: A Consideration of Coburn
Hero or villain, suave or scruffy, this rawboned, versatile and sardonically compelling performer became a demanded star of the ’60s and ’70s and an always-welcome screen presence thereafter. Check out our appreciation of James Coburn.
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