Hi-yo, Silver! A Brief History of ‘The Lone Ranger’ and His Loyal Steed
Just in time for the Fourth of July holiday, a great American hero, born from the sands of the very… Read More
July 2, 2013
Features and Columns
Movie Houses of Worship: Thomaston, Georgia’s Ritz Theatre Needs Digital Conversion Help
“Movie Houses of Worship” is a regular feature spotlighting our favorite movie theaters around the world, those that are like… Read More
June 30, 2013
Fund This Film: ‘Back to the Future’ and DeLorean Fandom Doc ‘Back In Time’
Documentaries on specific circles of fandom are nothing new. Ever since the 1997 film Trekkies hit big at art house… Read More
June 29, 2013
‘Game of Thrones’ Casts Its Season Four Spark-plug, The Red Viper of Dorne
One of the most entertaining and vibrant characters in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series has… Read More
June 29, 2013
20 Things We Learned from the ‘Anchorman’ Commentary
“Paul Rudd? He’s about as f*cking funny as All My Children.’” Read More
June 27, 2013
Fund This Film: NYC Dramedy ‘Sidewalk Traffic’ Co-Starring Samm Levine and Heather Matarazzo
Typically the films spotlighted in our Fund This Film column are found on Kickstarter or Indiegogo. This week, I’ve found… Read More
June 22, 2013
This Week’s Criterion Releases: ‘Safety Last!’ and ‘Marketa Lazarová’ Define Discovery
At the risk of generalization, The Criterion Collection is probably best known for packaging two types of films: celebrated canonical… Read More
June 22, 2013
14 Things We Learned From the ‘American Mary’ Commentary
At first glance the directing duo of Jen and Sylvia Soska might appear to be little more than a shtick.… Read More
June 20, 2013
Fund This Film: Mick Foley’s ‘I Am Santa Claus’
We’re about six months away from Christmas, so why not highlight a film about Santa Claus? Actually it’s a very… Read More
June 15, 2013
24 Things We Learned from the ‘Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut’ Commentary
Any fan of the Superman movie series knows of the myriad problems experienced during the filming of Superman II. The… Read More
June 13, 2013