Hollywood Screen Elite: Oscar-Winning Directors, 1927-Present
Rich, Young and Pretty (1951): Taurg’s Bland Musical Comedy, Starring Jane Powell, Danielle Darrieux, Wendell Corey, Fernando Lamas
September 17, 2025 by
Norman Taurog’s bland musical comedy stars MGM’s second bananas.
Candidate, The: Redford Hoped to Make a Sequel, Decades after the Original
September 16, 2025 by
Robert Redford, who passed today at age 89, hoped to make a sequel to The Candidate, decades after the original film.
Von Lox: Brady Corbet’s Second Feature as Director, Starring Natalie Portman
September 16, 2025 by
Intriguingly bold albeit flawed, Vox Lux probes the allures and pitfalls of modern celebrity, starring Oscar winner Natalie Portman.
Lolita (1962): Critical Response–Then and Now
September 16, 2025 by
Among the positive reviews, Bosley Crowther of The New York Times wrote that the film was “conspicuously different” from the novel and had “some strange confusions of style and mood,” but nevertheless had “a rare power, a garbled but often moving push toward an off-beat communication.” Richard L. Coe of The Washington Post called it […]
