film history
Only In Theaters is a love letter to film – a history lesson, the biography of a legacy – showing a love for its subject and the art form of film.
Theo Angelopoulos is an award-winning, visionary director, yet his work is largely unavailable on DVD or streaming.
The 3-D Film Archive and Flicker Alley deserve credit for bringing these films back into the spotlight, where they can be seen by those who will appreciate them.
The Clown Prince of Crime has become, thanks to audiences’ ever-evolving social conscience and critical eye, the newest champion of the 99%. We explore the Joker’s full role-reversal, as well as that of his arch nemesis.
With the release of Todd Phillip’s newest film, the Joker has left behind his traditional role and evolved into a progressive symbol of protest. The various iterations of the Joker are explored as part of a changing social environment.
In this three-part exploration of everyone’s favorite “agent of chaos,” we’ll explore how the Joker has become the newest champion of the 99%.
When you think of the “father of cinema” or the one person that might have…
It was on a dreary night in March, 1910, that the Thomas Edison–produced Frankenstein played…
Jim Dixon covers the films and special events that were on during the inaugural Sleep Hollow International Film Festival.
The New Taiwanese Cinema of the ’80s and ’90sis defined by the likes of acclaimed directors like Hou Hsiao-hsien, Edward Yang, Tsai Ming-liang, and Ang Lee.
1939 is often called the Greatest Year in Movies. A list of 25 classics from this memorable year in cinema prove why it surely contends for that title.
Six short reviews for six Godzilla films that give a solid exploration of Godzilla and his major foes. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Why do we even need film criticism? Well, the short and long answers are multi-faceted messes of conflicting perspectives – just like film.
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché does a great service in making sure that we never again forget about Guy-Blaché’s contributions to film history.
The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind have remained on countless “Best of” lists for years and virtually impossible to discuss film history without them.
