Rapidly spreading and seemingly unbeatable disease has been a theme in film since its earliest days, right up to the new movie Contagion, in theaters September 9. Whether an outbreak ...

Back before there were weekly TV series (because, no TVs) or franchise movies with endless sequels prequels and reboots, movie audiences craved recurring stories with familiar characters ...

Here’s a first world problem if there ever was one: I’m going to try and do something nearly impossible for someone who devours and loves classic movies as much as I do, and that’s ...

The must-buy classic release this week, hands down, is The Killing on Criterion Blu-ray I was a bit apathetic about Kiss Me Deadly when it came out; though I did recognize it as an ...

Three on a Match (1932) Tuesday August 9 9:45pm, available on DVD “Three on a match means one will die soon” This is just the kind of movie you show to people who think “old” ...

TCM has a wonderful feature all August—Summer Under the Stars–where they spotlight a different actor every day. The nice thing is that they choose a lot of actors lesser known ...

Five Graves To Cairo, 8 PM Tuesday July 26 on TCM Billy Wilder directed some of the best movies ever made, including Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, The Apartment and Some Like ...

This week, we’ve got a grab bag of thrillers, comedies, and dramas for some fun summer viewing. The Lady Vanishes Streaming on Hulu  or on IMDB or Amazon instant video and available ...

The Buster Keaton Short Films Collection 1920-1923, on Blu-ray and on DVD on July 12 5 things about Keaton and the short films included in this set: note: movie title links lead to ...

Welcome once again to Landmark’s weekly focus on classic films, this time looking at a notable WWII comedy. To Be or Not to Be Similar to Chaplin’s The Great Dictator, which I wrote ...