Actors: Ensemble-Driven Movies
The Group (1966) The Big Chill (1983) The Outsiders (1983) School Ties (1992): School Ties Affleck, Ben Batinkoff, Randall Damon, Matt Donat, Peter Fraser, Brendan Hauser, Cole Higgins, Michael Ivanek, Zeljko Lauter, Ed Locane, Amy Lewery, Andrew O’Donnell, Chris Rapp, Anthony Tighe, Kevin
Mimic (1997): Del Toro’s First Hollywood Movie
The tale begins in Manhattan, where cockroaches are spreading a deadly “Strickler’s disease,” claiming hundreds of the city’s children.
Last Gangster, The (1937): Ludwig’s Crime Gangster, Starring Edward G. Robinson and the Young James Stewart
Edward Ludwig directed The Last Gangster (aka Another Public Enemy), a crime drama, starring Edward G. Robinson and James Stewart.
Long Night, The (1947): Litvak’s Noir Crime Drama, Starring Henry Fonda
Anatole Litvak produced and directed The Long Night, a noir crime-drama, a loose remake of Marcel Carné’s classic, Le Jour Se Lève (1939).
Education (2022): Final Panel in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe Anthology
Will Robson- Scott / Amazon Prime Video Kenyah Sandy in ‘Education’ Education, the final panel of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology on West Indian experience in London, is a domestic melodrama about a boy of 12, who’s a victim of the school’s segregation policy. The boy’s mother’s appeal for a fair deal must go […]
Our Better (1933): Cukor’s Pre-Code Satire–Critical Reception–Then and Now
The film premiered at the prestigious Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Aiming at getting peer recognition, George Cukor invited King Vidor to a preview of Our Betters. Vidor was one of the most respected directors at the time, having made The Crowd and Hallelujah. Vidor complemented Cukor, but also honestly conceded that […]
Robin and Marian (1976): Richard Lester’s Dull Version of Robin Hood, Starring Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn in their Only Teaming Together
Richard Lester directed Robin and Marian, a dull romantic adventure, written by James Goldman after the mythic legend of Robin Hood.
Dawns Here Are Quiet, The (1972): Rostosky’s WWII Melodrama, Best Foreign Language Oscar Nominee
The film, nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar. deals with antiwar themes, while focusing on garrison of Russian female soldiers in World War II.
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Dogs: Romanian Director Bogdan Mirică Câini’s Impressive Debut
Romanian director Bogdan Mirică made an impressive debut with Dogs, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Fest, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. Dogs Film poster The action takes place near Tulcea, in an area of the Danube sector of the Romania–Ukraine border, where groups of smugglers […]