“The Martian” received 7 Oscar Nominations, and lost in each category.
Oscars 2025: Eggers’ “Nosferatu” Vs. Magnus von Horn’s “Girl with the Needle”
November 23, 2025 by
With the Needle’ filmmaker Magnus von Horn discuss using period detail and practical effects to bring out the terror in his Oscar contender. The Girl With the Needle,’ Magnus von Horn, Robert Eggers Mubi, Kevin Mazur / Taylor Hill/Getty Images Robert Eggers and Magnus von Horn grew up apart — Eggers in New Hampshire, von Horn in […]
Un Chien Andalou (“The Andalusian Dog”) (1928): Bunuel’s First, Scandalous Short
October 22, 2025 by
Un Chien Andalou was enthusiastically received by the burgeoning French surrealist movement and continues to be shown regularly in film societies to this day. The script was written in 6 days at Dalí’s home in Cadaqués. In a letter to friend in February 1929, Buñuel noted: “We had to look for the plot line. Dalí […]
Unholy Three, The (1925): Browning
October 17, 2025 by
In a circus tale by author Tod Robbins—a setting familiar to Browning—a trio of criminal ex-carnies and a pickpocket form a jewelry theft ring. Their activities lead to a murder and an attempt to frame an innocent bookkeeper. Two of the criminal quartet reveal their humanity and are redeemed; two perish through violent justice. The […]
0 Another Mans Poision (1951): Irving Rapper’s Mystery Melodrama, Starring Bette Davis, Gary Merrill and Emlyn Williams
October 4, 2025 by
Low-budget B-level British mystery meldrama, helmed by one of Bette Davis favorite directors, Irving Rapper.
