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While it isn’t unusual for a novel or story to spark multiple cinematic adaptations (such as The Three Musketeers, Treasure Island, and Little Women), it
When people decry remakes and the lack of originality in cinema today, I feel compelled to point out that remakes are nothing new and they
My 20th Century (Az én XX. századom, 1989) is not an easy film for me to review. The debut feature from Hungarian filmmaker Ildiko Enyedi
Many film fans are unaware that the popular 3-D horror film House of Wax (1953), starring Vincent Price, was actually a remake of the 1933 Michael Curtiz
For most casual film fans, comedy shorts of the 1930s to the 1950s begin and end with The Three Stooges. This isn’t necessarily due to
To be honest, I approached The Golem: How He Came into the World (Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam, 1920) with some trepidation.
In the early years of cinema, René Clair was one of the most celebrated of the French motion picture directors. He entered the profession when
I have long been a fan of Ernst Lubitsch’s romantic and satirical comedies, with Trouble in Paradise (1932) and To Be or Not to Be (1942) being particular favorites.
The Warner Archive Collection has provided a gift to animation lovers with the Blu-ray release of Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 1. You may not
“Listen, Jack. There ain’t nothin’ pointless about this gig.” When it was time for singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson to create his sixth record, he had an
It is a story often repeated, but if you’ll indulge me, I’ll re-tell it for the uninitiated. In the late 1930’s, Preston Sturges was one
