Silent Alarm: The Prescience of Mel Brooks’s ‘Silent Movie’
With his follow-up to 'Blazing Saddles' and 'Young Frankenstein,' Brooks tempered the silliness with a deep concern about where movies were headed.
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Dialogue: Sundance '92, Pt. 2 — Truth, Fiction, and the Changing Face of Documentary Films ✦
Our revisit of the 1992 Sundance Film Festival continues with looks at 'Brother’s Keeper,' 'Incident at Oglala,' and 'A Brief History of Time.'
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Dialogue: Sundance '92, Pt. 1 — Anger, Yearning, Death and The New Queer Cinema
A series revisiting the landmark 1992 Sundance Film Festival kicks off with looks at 'Swoon,' 'The Hours and Times,' and 'The Living End.'
In Review: 'Scream,' 'Belle'
A brand-name horror franchise (sort of) starts over and an animated feature (kind of) offers a 21st century retelling of 'Beauty and the Beast.'
“Kill All Hippies”: The Return of Dennis Hopper’s ‘Out of the Blue’
Restored and re-released for its 40th anniversary, Hopper's third film as a director is a shocking depiction of an unhappy family that doubles as a showcase for the late Linda Manz.
In Review: 'A Hero,' 'The 355,' 'The Tender Bar'
Ashgar Farhadi returns with his greatest drama since 'A Separation'; Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong'o, and others team up to save the world; and George Clooney directs another snoozer.