Oppenheimer, Poor Things and The Zone of Interest dominated the 77th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), held at the Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday, 18 February 2024. Christopher Nolan’s biographical epic Oppenheimer was the night’s standout, securing several of the event’s most prestigious awards, including Best Film. Cillian Murphy earned Best Actor for … Read more
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)Director: Miloš FormanScreenwriters: Lawrence Hauben, Bo GoldmanStarring: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Will Sampson, Danny DeVito, Brad Dourif, Christopher Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Sydney Lassick Few films have left as indelible an impression on cinema and popular culture as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. A rare Academy success, … Read more
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)Director: Miloš FormanScreenwriters: Lawrence Hauben, Bo GoldmanStarring: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Will Sampson, Danny DeVito, Brad Dourif, Christopher Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Sydney Lassick One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is one of the most celebrated films in Academy Awards history, notable for winning the “big five” Oscars: … Read more
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)Director: Davis GuggenheimStarring: Michael J. Fox, Tracey Pollan, Sam Fox, Aquinnah Fox, Schuyler Fox, Annabelle Fox Michael J. Fox is one of those actors whose public image is frozen in the roles that made him famous: the wisecracking Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties, the teen hero of Teen … Read more
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)Director: Davis GuggenheimStarring: Michael J. Fox, Tracey Pollan, Sam Fox, Aquinnah Fox, Schuyler Fox, Annabelle Fox Michael J. Fox is an actor whose image is permanently etched into popular culture: the quick-witted son from Family Ties, the mischievous Teen Wolf, or Marty McFly from the Back to the Future … Read more
In Rob Reiner’s 1987 fantasy comedy The Princess Bride, we meet Buttercup (Robin Wright), a young woman on a small farm in the kingdom of Florin. According to the Narrator (Peter Falk), her two favorite pastimes are riding her horse and teasing the farmboy Wesley (Cary Elwes). Every time Buttercup gives Wesley an order, he … Read more
In Rob Reiner’s 1987 fantasy comedy The Princess Bride, we meet Buttercup (Robin Wright), a young woman on a small farm in the kingdom of Florin. According to the Narrator (Peter Falk), Buttercup enjoys two things above all: riding her horse and tormenting the farmboy, Wesley (Cary Elwes). Whenever Buttercup tells Wesley to do something, … Read more
Titanic (1997)Director: James CameronScreenwriter: James CameronStarring: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Victor Garber, David Warner, Danny Nucci, Bill Paxton, Louis Abernathy, Gloria Stuart In the internet era, public opinion can shift in an instant. Even before social media amplified every voice, cultural events inspired fierce debate … Read more
Titanic (1997)Director: James CameronScreenwriter: James CameronStarring: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Victor Garber, David Warner, Danny Nucci, Bill Paxton, Louis Abernathy, Gloria Stuart In an era when anyone with internet access can shape public conversation in real time, opinions swing fast and broadly. Even in the … Read more
The Iron Claw (2023)Director: Sean DurkinScreenwriter: Sean DurkinStarring: Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Stanley Simons, Holt McCallany, Maura Tierney, Lily James Sean Durkin’s The Iron Claw opens with a striking, intimate image: Zac Efron rising from bed, every muscle, vein and scar revealed in close-up. That first glimpse is not simply about physical … Read more