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TOP GUN (1986): A 40th Anniversary Retrospective

Introduction Top Gun (1986) was a film that defined the military and action genres from the 1980’s on. Combining a high-octane story with an amazing...

The Making of POINT BLANK (1967)

Introduction Point Blank, released in 1967, is widely considered to be one of the best and most influential movies of the 1960s. Filmmakers such as...

POWER BALLAD Review: Second Chances And Missed Opportunities

Introduction I have been trying to find a way to start this review of Power Ballad ever since I saw it at SXSW. It has...

The Story Of Fritz Lang’s METROPOLIS (1927)

Introduction Nearly a hundred years since its premiere, Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927) remains a source of fascination for generations of filmgoers. Even if you've never...

The Making of TOUCH OF EVIL (1958)

Badge of Evil In the spring of 1956, Whit Masterson's crime novel, Badge of Evil, became a modest hit upon its release. The book garnered...

THE LONG WALK Review: Walk It Off

Introduction By sheer coincidence, I attended a screening of The Long Walk just two days after walking around Disney World for three days. If you...

BACK TO THE FUTURE Turns 40: Revisiting A Classic

Introduction When Back to the Future premiered on July 3, 1985, no one could have predicted it would become one of the defining films of...

The American Spy Shows Of The Swinging Sixties

Introduction During the mid-1960s, the spy craze of movies and television was taking off. This was primarily thanks to the James Bond franchise exploding on...