Vertigo Vertigo
Jimmy Stewart suffers from high anxiety in what some consider to be Alfred Hitchcock's greatest film.
Jan 11, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
The Best Years of Our Lives The Best Years of Our Lives
Three World War II veterans return home to their families to recover from the worst years of their lives.
Jan 11, 2009 / Books & the Arts / James Agee
Schindler’s List Schindler’s List
From a book by Thomas Keneally, who was convinced by the shopkeeper to look at some old documents he kept in the back of his store. The man was one of the 12,000 people saved by Os...
Jan 10, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Wild Strawberries Wild Strawberries
Selecting Bergman's greatest masterpiece is like trying to pick the best pistachio nut in a bowl. Although this tale of a doctor looking back on his life is as good a choice as an...
Jan 10, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
The Killing Fields The Killing Fields
Dr. Haing S. Ngor won an Academy Award for his portrayal of the journalist Dith Pran in this account of the Cambodian genocide in the 1970s.
Jan 10, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Kopkind
From Here to Eternity From Here to Eternity
Actually, what will be shown from here to eternity will be Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr cavorting on the beach.
Jan 10, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Manny Farber
Shane Shane
Thanks to a good pair of elevator shoes, the famously diminutive Alan Ladd walks tall into battle against an evil cattle baron.
Jan 10, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Manny Farber
Taxi Driver Taxi Driver
John Hinckley ignored Robert DeNiro and became obsessed with Jodie Foster, eventually attempting to kill President Reagan to impress her.
Jan 9, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
The Graduate The Graduate
Dustin Hoffman chooses Mrs. Robinson over plastics. Who wouldn't?
Jan 9, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
The Sorrow and the Pity The Sorrow and the Pity
Marcel Ophuls documents Vichy France's shameful collaboration with Nazi Germany.
Jan 9, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch