Quentin Tarantino has one film left.  In the past, the director has adamantly maintained his intention to produce exactly 10 films throughout his career, though he considers “Kill Bill” volumes...

Pre-World War II, Japanese cinema had little real influence on the U.S. film industry. Then came Akira Kurosawa.  Throughout a career spanning seven decades from 1936 to 1993, director Kurosawa...

Before the age of streaming, the video rental store had a monopoly on the at-home movie experience.  From roughly the mid-1980s to the early 2010s, the now unthinkable task of leaving the house...

Theaters are closed, film festivals are canceled and release dates are pushed back to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus to the disappointment of audiences worldwide. Nevertheless, in times of uncertainty,...

On May 16, 1929, 270 people sat in attendance at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel as awards for movies were dealt out during a brisk 15-minute ceremony, to little fanfare. The event quietly wrapped up following...

Howard Ratner, portrayed by Adam Sandler, peers through a magnifying lens at a shimmering opal with a semblance of almost lustful excitement. His greed drowns out the indiscernible commotion and boisterous...