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Top 10 Charts

The Magic Christian (1969)
on February 20, 2023
Directed by: Joseph McGrath Starring: Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, Richard […]
The Last of Sheila (1973)
on February 20, 2023
Directed by: Herbert Ross Starring: Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James […]
The Four Musketeers (1974)
on February 19, 2023
Directed by: Richard Lester Starring: Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard […]
Flareup (1969)
on February 19, 2023
Directed by: James Neilson Starring: Raquel Welch, James Stacy, Luke Askew, […]
Bedazzled (1967)
on February 19, 2023
Directed by: Stanley Donen Starring: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Eleanor Bron, […]

WAIT UNTIL DARK (1967) – AFI Movie Club
on June 7, 2023
A meticulously wrought thriller pitting a blind woman against two determined […]
ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (1991) – AFI Movie Club
on June 6, 2023
Returning to a cinematic Sherwood Forest with a raucous and rousing retelling […]
WHAT A WAY TO GO! (1964) – AFI Movie Club
on June 5, 2023
A romantic, candy-colored cinematic confection that sparkles with intoxicating […]
TO DIE FOR (1995) – AFI Movie Club
on June 4, 2023
A pitch-black satire from director Gus Van Sant and writer Buck Henry, TO DIE […]
ROMA (2018) – AFI Movie Club
on June 3, 2023
Alfonso Cuarón’s love letter to his homeland of Mexico, ROMA (2018) was […]

Top 20 Highest Rated Film Noir of 1958 to 1959
on April 15, 2022
Top 25 Highest Rated Film Noir of 1957
on April 8, 2022
Top 30 Highest Rated Film Noir of 1956
on April 1, 2022
Top 30 Highest Rated Film Noir of 1955
on March 25, 2022
Top 25 Highest Rated Film Noir of 1954
on March 18, 2022

Rotten Tomatoes

FilmFed

Allmovie

Year In Review: 2005
on June 6, 2023
'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Cast on Terrorcons, Their Characters' Greatest Strengths, & More
on June 5, 2023
The Flash Cast & Creatives on the Return of Michael Keaton's Batman, Supergirl, and the Multiverse
on June 2, 2023
'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' Creatives on Animation Styles, Introduction of ‘Spot', & More
on May 31, 2023
‘The Little Mermaid’ Cast on New Music, Getting Into Character, and The Filming Process
on May 24, 2023

Gal Gadot premieres the first official Wonder Woman poster on Twitter
on October 20, 2022
[Review] Bad Moms (2016)
on October 20, 2022
When I first saw the trailer for “Bad Moms,” I thought it looked funny but […]
A Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise - Film Reviews
on October 20, 2022
Phase 2 of my recent journey to watch all Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm […]
NO TIME TO DIE Review
on October 6, 2021
ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE Review
on March 22, 2021
This complicated release is an impressive yet tiring display of what a […]

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
on June 2, 2023
Superpowered teen Miles Morales embarks on a madcap adventure across the […]
The Little Mermaid
on May 26, 2023
In this Disney live-action remake, Ariel, a mermaid princess, is curious about […]
Fast X
on May 15, 2023
Dom Toretto and his family have overcome every obstacle thrown at them […]
Hypnotic
on May 12, 2023
Detective Daniel Rourke investigates a series of mysterious crimes in […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
on May 5, 2023
Peter Quill faces the challenging task of boosting his ragtag team's morale to […]

WhatCulture

MI6 The home of James Bond

Film Preservation

10 Movie Sequels That Avoided Obvious Mistakes
on June 7, 2023
10 TV Shows That Just Made Huge Mistakes
on June 6, 2023
10 Actors Who Reinvented Themselves In Unexpected Ways
on June 6, 2023
10 Movie Characters Everyone Was CONVINCED Would Die (But Didn't)
on June 5, 2023
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Ending Explained
on June 5, 2023

Making Octopussy
on June 6, 2023
Look back at the production history of Octopussy on its 40th anniversary
Amis, Amis and Bond
on June 1, 2023
Martin Amis and Charlie Higson discuss Kingsley Amis and Ian Fleming's James […]
Arise King Charlie
on May 22, 2023
Ajay Chowdhury reports from the book launch of 'On His Majesty's Secret Service'
The Pierce Brosnan Cocktail
on May 16, 2023
To mark Pierce Brosnan's birthday, Greg Bechtloff has created a new cocktail in […]
0152: The Lost Adventures
on May 14, 2023
How many James Bond stories are out of circulation or out of reach?

"The Oath of the Sword" Screens at the Academy Museum
on May 20, 2023
On Sunday, May 28 the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will screen The Oath […]
Register for a 2023 NFPF Grant by March 24th
on March 8, 2023
Friday, March 24th is the registration deadline for the National Film […]
Seven Films to be Preserved Through Avant-Garde Masters Grants
on October 21, 2022
Plumb Line (1971) by Carolee Schneemann. A portrait of a […]
60 Films to be Saved by the NFPF’s 2022 Grants
on August 17, 2022
The Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy (1980) will be preserved by the Yale Film […]
Three NFPF Films at the UCLA Festival of Preservation
on May 18, 2022
The Bus (1965) by Haskell Wexler. Taking place May […]

Live For Films

Director’s Notes

Birth.Movies.Death

Good Omens Season 2 gets a trailer
on June 7, 2023
Originally based on Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s international […]
Talk To Me – A24’s latest supernatural horror film gets a new trailer
on June 7, 2023
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, […]
Two girls start a Queer Fight Club to find love in the trailer for Emma Seligman’s Bottoms
on June 7, 2023
BOTTOMS, a refreshingly unique raunchy comedy, focuses on two girls, PJ and […]
Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds – Watch the trailer for the new documentary about the video game designer
on June 7, 2023
PLAYSTATION STUDIOS present, in association with KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, a […]
Review – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts – “A fun time”
on June 7, 2023
Following the soft reboot that was Bumblebee is a midquel of sorts. Set after […]

Flóra Anna Buda’s Palme d’Or Winning Animation ’27’ Boldly Embraces Sexual Fantasy Within Economic Limbo
on June 7, 2023
Flóra Anna Buda talks about creating a new kind of intimacy in animated […]
The Sole Survivor of a Climbing Accident Recalls His Supernatural Encounter in Giles Buchanan’s Horror ‘Terror’
on June 6, 2023
Giles Buchanan divulges the practical trials and tribulations of shooting on […]
A Man in Turmoil Searches for Meaning in Sergey Spirin & Andrei Beresnev’s Visually Stunning Short ‘IYOV’
on June 5, 2023
Co-Directors Sergey Spirin and Andrei Beresnev open up on how they captured the […]
Patrick Hanser’s A.I. Generated Music Video for ‘Cores’ Is a Kaleidoscopic Tapestry of Classic Art Styles
on June 2, 2023
Patrick Hansen unpacks the challenges and benefits of taking on an animator […]
A Surprise Package Leads a Heartbroken Recluse to Embrace His Inner Pervert in Greg Fox’s ‘Monkey-Love, Please Hold’
on June 1, 2023
Director Greg Fox talks to DN about finding inspiration in one's fears of […]

BECKY Explores The Infectious Nature Of Violence (Via Kevin James As A Nazi)
on June 7, 2023
Patrick Stewart was busy.Read more...
The BMD Black Lives Matter Fundraiser: Part One
on June 7, 2023
Help us raise money for the #BlackLivesMatter movement, maybe win some […]
Everything We’ve Learned From DAVID LYNCH’S WEATHER REPORTS — And His New YouTube Series
on June 7, 2023
Lynch is going to be Lynch — and we’re going to lap it up.Read more...
Ryan Gosling Will Become THE WOLFMAN
on June 7, 2023
In which the Universal Monsters modern-remake train keeps on a-rollin'. Read […]
UPLOAD vs SPACE FORCE
on June 7, 2023
Because one new Greg Daniels show isn’t enough.Read more...

Acidemic

Senses Of Cinema

Film Quarterly

All-Seeing Blindness: THE BIRDS' Omniscient POV and the Oedipal "Gaze"
on May 25, 2023
Today we're using a single shot in Hitchcock's 1963 classic THE BIRDS as a […]
It's Only an Apricot. It's Only an Apricot: "MANOS" & Myth
on May 24, 2023
"Trash that contains the element of craziness is by this very quality nearer to […]
Camptown Ladies F--k You Up: DARKTOWN STRUTTERS (1975)
on May 15, 2023
As an addendum to my previous post, let me sing the praises of one of the […]
Badass Ladies too Dangerously Cool for DVD: 9 Should-be Classics Held Back by a Scared Patriarchy
on March 28, 2023
In honor of Women's History Month, here's a list of films you may not even know […]
The Mystical Dissociation of Lucio: AENIGMA (1987)
on February 1, 2023
No eyes were harmed during production of this picture"Every professional […]

Introduction
on May 29, 2023
What do piracy and new technologies mean for cinema? With the decline of movie […]
YouTube as the Pirate Archive: South Vietnamese Cinema and Memories of the Second Indochina War
on May 29, 2023
When folks inquire about my research on Second Indochina War cinemas,1 they […]
Making a Case for piratas: Understanding the Complexity of Piracy in Colombia from the Vendor’s Standpoint
on May 29, 2023
In Latin American countries, piracy has been a way to access films for […]
Beyond Fortresses: Piracy and Grassroots Cinephile Culture in China
on May 29, 2023
I grew up in a provincial city in Northeast China, and before the internet age, […]
Sharing is Transgressing: Piracy, Film Societies and Independent Filmmaking in Dhaka
on May 29, 2023
Pirated films found a place in the social and cultural sphere of the People’s […]

Critical Perspectives on Black Women’s Filmmaking
on June 5, 2023
On March 4, 2023, Film Quarterly sponsored the scholar response roundtable for […]
PAGE VIEWS LIVE: A Conversation with Hunter Hargraves
on May 21, 2023
Film Quarterly's original webinar series showcasing the best in recent film and […]
Automated Animation: Where Craft Goes to AI
on April 5, 2023
Mihaela Mihailova on the likely impacts of AI upon animation and visual-effects […]
An Introduction
on March 24, 2023
The work of this dossier is grounded in a devotion to the study of black film […]
Uncomfortable Television: A Conversation with Hunter Hargraves
on March 24, 2023
Looking back at my television diet of the past twenty years or so, I can point […]

Go Into the Story

Are You Not Entertained?

Chino Kino

Psychology and Storytelling: The Nemesis as the Protagonist’s ‘Shadow’
on June 7, 2023
Ask your Protagonist: What do you fear the most? Their Shadow. Then put them in […]
Script Analysis: “Tár” — Part 3: Characters
on June 7, 2023
Script Analysis: “Tár” — Part 3: CharactersA week-long analysis of […]
TV Shows Affected By WGA Strike
on June 7, 2023
The list includes Stranger Things, Cobra Kai, Yellowjackets, and Abbott […]
Script To Screen: “Toy Story”
on June 7, 2023
“Alright everyone, this is a stick-up! Don’t anybody move! Now empty […]
Page One: “Date Night” (2010)
on June 7, 2023
Written by Josh KlausnerA trailer for […]

‘Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ Review
on May 15, 2023
The farewell for the misfits of the MCU. This doesn’t just seem like an end […]
‘Dune 2’ Trailer
on May 4, 2023
We are heading back to Arrakis, the land of spice and sand. Denis Villeneuve is […]
‘Air’ Review
on April 9, 2023
Ben Affleck is back in the directors’ chair, crafting the story behind how […]
‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Review
on April 7, 2023
After nearly 30 years, Mario and company are finally back on the big screen. […]
‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Review
on April 3, 2023
I don’t know why Hollywood rarely makes this kind of movie anymore. A […]

IncluCity fest returns to Toronto, bigger than ever
on June 5, 2023
by Allan Tong The ICFF is back, or shall I say the Lavazza IncluCity […]
The Artist Project returns to Toronto
on April 14, 2023
Ross Bonfanti's Concreatures Story & photos by Allan Tong The Artist […]
IDS returns to Toronto with a bash
on January 20, 2023
Christina SiderisToronto's Interior Design Show returns to January's cultural […]
film review: Harvest Time
on November 29, 2022
Directed by Bernard ShakeyChinoKino score: B (for Neil Young fans: […]
film review: Darryl Jones: In The Blood
on October 6, 2022
Directed by Eric HamburgChinoKino score: CReview by Allan TongSuperman is […]

Chaplin Keaton Lloyd film locations

The Twilight Zone Vortex

This Day In Film History

Silk Hat Raymond Griffith at Swanky Fremont Place
on May 28, 2023
Ben Model is a silent film SUPER-HERO. Now the subject of four posts at this […]
Wonderful Wanda Wiley … Who? Part Two – lost on Beaudry
on May 6, 2023
Wonderful Wanda Wiley is my favorite rediscovered silent film comedienne. Her […]
The Little Tramp’s Screen Debut – Charlie Chaplin’s Kid Autos – They Were What ?!?
on March 11, 2023
My latest YouTube video presents Charlie Chaplin’s screen debut of “The […]
Silent Star Mabel Normand – the Game Girl’s Trio of Triumphs
on February 18, 2023
As seen in the two previous posts, the Wonderful Wanda Wiley leapt between […]
Santa Monica’s Slapstick Comedy Cliffs – How Did They Do It?
on January 28, 2023
Although Harold Lloyd was the most accomplished, dozens of others silent […]

"A Kind of a Stopwatch"
on December 31, 2021
Patrick McNulty (Richard Erdman) receives a giftfrom his new friend, Mr. Potts […]
Reading Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine, Part 25
on September 13, 2021
In which we take a closer look at each issue. For our capsule history of the […]
"Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"
on August 23, 2021
William Shatner as Robert Wilson“Nightmare at 20,000 Feet”Season Five, […]
The Twilight Zone Writers in Playboy Magazine
on August 9, 2021
A Gallery of Illustrations I’ve previously written about the excellent […]
William F. Nolan (1928-2021)
on July 22, 2021
William F. NolanWe are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of writer, […]

A Horror Legacy: “Night of the Living Dead”
on October 31, 2021
Horror films today can mean many different things, and horror has evolved in […]
George C. Scott: Actor Spotlight
on October 22, 2021
When you enter the name of George C. Scott into your respective search engine, […]
Book-To-Movie Adaptations: Dune
on October 21, 2021
The newest adaptation of Dune is arriving in the U.S.! This Dune film, directed […]
Julie Andrews: Actress Spotlight
on October 11, 2021
Dame Julie Andrews is, truly, a bonafide legend in the world of cinema, and is […]
Essential Halloween Movies in 2021: Jared’s Picks
on October 7, 2021
Now, I am no expert in cinema; I am merely a fan. And as a fan, there is no […]

One Mann’s Movies

Jordan & Eddie

Internet Movie Poster Awards

My Fault (15*): Fast and Furious Spanish Teen Fumbling.
on June 6, 2023
A One Mann’s Movies review of “My Fault” (2023). Original Spanish Title: […]
Out of Blue (15): Strangely Unsettling Murder Mystery from Carol Morley.
on June 5, 2023
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Out of Blue” (2018). My thanks to my […]
Perfect Nanny (15): Une Autre Main, Un Autre Berceau!
on June 4, 2023
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Perfect Nanny” (2019). Original French […]
“Flickering Dreams” Ep. 17: Reviews of The Little Mermaid, To Catch a Killer, Reality & Carmen.
on June 1, 2023
In Episode 17 of Flickering Dreams I’m joined by Andy Godfrey of Sorted […]
To Catch a Killer (15*): Female cop. Male Director.
on May 31, 2023
A One Mann’s Movies review of “To Catch a Killer” (2023). “To Catch a […]

Film Review – Significant Other (2022)
on June 7, 2023
Title – Significant Other (2022) Directors – Dan Berk & Robert Olsen […]
Film Review – Close (2022)
on June 4, 2023
Title – Close (2022) Director – Lukas Dhont (Girl) Cast – Eden […]
Film Review – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
on June 1, 2023
Title – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) Directors – Joaquim Dos […]
Film Review – Causeway (2022)
on May 30, 2023
Title – Causeway (2022) Director – Lila Neugebauer (feature debut) Cast […]
Film Review – Renfield (2023)
on May 28, 2023
Title – Renfield (2023) Director – Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War) Cast […]

New poster for Expend4bles
on June 7, 2023
New movie poster for "Expend4bles"
New poster for Insidious: The Red Door
on June 7, 2023
New movie poster for "Insidious: The Red Door"
New poster for Bird Box Barcelona
on June 7, 2023
New movie poster for "Bird Box Barcelona"
New poster for Bottoms
on June 7, 2023
New movie poster for "Bottoms"
New posters for The Blackening
on June 7, 2023
New movie posters for "The Blackening"

Vintage Movie Posters Forum

Disney glass drive in slides
on June 4, 2023
Hi all, I'm chasing any Disney glass slides, please reach out.
A recommendation for all our aussie members
on May 16, 2023
Dear australian members of VMPF, whoever of you with a "Palace Cinemas" theater […]
The Tweed Smut Linebacking Experiment
on May 16, 2023
Hi All,I am ashamed to say I have been stalking many of the Linebacking posts […]
A Do You Know Your B Movies Quiz
on April 19, 2023
Introducing a new alternative quiz to my A Do You Know Your Classic Movies […]
What do you think about the rising prices of movie posters ?
on April 14, 2023
What do you think about the rising prices of movie posters ?Hi ! Good day to […]

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