Author: Scott Beggs

As China’s filmmaking profile rises, so does director Zhang Yimou’s. The veteran of over two decades has a considerable number of solid films under his…

There’s a core lesson somewhere inside the remake (or novel re-adaptation) of True Grit about pulling on bootstraps, feeling the bitter cold of the ride,…

You can always re-watch Miracle on 34th Street for a little holiday magic, but if you’re tired of the same old sweet Santa Claus, there…

Last November seems like decades ago at this point, especially in the business life of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. A little over a year ago, they were trying…

A Confusing Madden Curse Movie Emerges If you know about the curse, then you know it wouldn’t make a bad premise for a harmless comedy unless…

“The Lost Symbol” has the best chance of being a great movie out of its already-adapted group of novels for several reasons. The most obvious…

Back in May, Jafar Panahi was released by the Iranian government on bail while under charges of creating an “anti-regime” movie. Today, just seven months…

The ground is far too fertile when a film from Sarah Jessica Parker is called I Don’t Know How She Does It, but rather than…

Without H.R. Giger’s design for the alien in the original Alien, it wouldn’t have come close to having the impact that it had. It was…