Picture of Dorian Gray, The (1945): Albert Lewin’s Oscar-Winning Psychological Horror, Based on Oscar Wilde’s 1890 Novel

Albert Lewin directed The Picture of Dorian Gray, a subtle psychological drama, based on Oscar Wilde’s 1890 novel of the same name.

Oscar 2022: Indie Films and Awards Contenders at the Box-Office

Bad News: She Said, a solidly made look at the pair of crusading New York Times journalists who helped expose Harvey Weinstein’s decades of sexual harassment and assault, has bombed at the box-office this weekend. The film earned strong reviews and awards buzz, but the Universal Pictures release tanked, opening to a dismal $2.2 million […]

Honorary Oscars: Peter Weir, Diane Warren Get Compensatory Awards for Multiple Nominations but No Win

Honorary Oscars to Quartet Including Peter Weir, Michael J. Fox and Diane Warren Nick Spanos The Governors Honorary Oscars were held November 19 in Los Angeles. Michael J. Fox Five-time Emmy Award winner Fox will be honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, an Oscar statuette given “to an individual in the motion picture arts […]

West Side Story (2021): Photo

Photo:Courtesy Niko Tavernise/20th Century/Everett Collection Guillermo del Toro was a big fan of Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” remake, describing it as “pure, uncut cinema.” In a lengthy Twitter thread breaking down one of the film’s most complex sequences, he praised the film as “Heisenberg-level He had particular praise for Spielberg’s advanced camera techniques, adding […]

Time Bandits (1981): Photo

Photo: Handmade Films/Kobal/Shutterstock Terry Gilliam’s 1981 cult fantasy movie “Time Bandits” kicked off his “Trilogy of Imagination,” which would continue with his legendary “Brazil” (1985) and end with the more polarizing “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen” (1988). Del Toro has a special love for “Time Bandits,” telling Criterion. “There is an incredible humor, an incredible […]