Blast from the Past: Mizoguchi’s Masterpiece Revisited
Odyssey, The: Nolan’s Epic: Biggest R-Rated Movie of All Time With $1.35 Billion
August 21, 2026 by
It is overtaking the benchmark set by 2024’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” with $1.338 billion.
Cabiria (1914): Giovanni Pastrone’s Italian Silent Epic (Cineliteracy 2014)
August 20, 2026 by
Giovanni Pastrone’s Italian silent epic was groundbreaking in its grandiose scale and radical use of a moving camera, pushing cinema forward technologically.
Unknown, The (1927): Tod Browning’s Haunting Horror Masterpiece, Starring Lon Chaney (Cineliteracy 1927)
August 20, 2026 by
The Unknown is widely regarded as a masterpiece of the late silent film era and the most outstanding of the 10 Browning-Chaney collaborations, eight of them at MGM.
Vinyl (1965): Andy Wahol’s Adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ Novel, “A Clockwork Orange”
August 17, 2026 by
The first adaptation of the Anthny Burgess’ 1962 novel, Vinyl was made by Andy Warhol six years before Stanley Kubrick’s more elaborate, lavish and controversial picture, A Clockwork Orange.
