Cult Classic Swims to Blu-Ray with a New Restoration
A middle-aged man decides to swim home using the pools of his friends and neighbors. That is essentially the plot of the 1968 Burt Lancaster film, “The Swimmer”;... Read more.
In Remembrance: Philip Seymour Hoffman
This is neither a news story, nor a tribute to a fallen actor. This is a eulogy for an American actor who aspired to great heights and focused on the things true... Read more.
In Remembrance of Hoffman
This is neither a news story, nor a tribute to a fallen actor. This is a eulogy for an American actor who aspired to great heights and focused on the things true... Read more.
Second “Hunger Games” Film Burns Brightly
“The Hunger Games” is one of the few teen franchises adapted to film that actually work, and the second installment, “Catching Fire,” drastically improves... Read more.
“Gravity” A Masterful Piece of Cinema
There are films that, after the lights go up in the theater, just glue you to your seat and make you think, “Wow.” “Gravity” is one of those films. The film,... Read more.
Elton John Shines on New Album
Elton John no longer has outrageous and colorful costumes, high-energy piano acrobatics, or the signature high tenor voice and soaring falsetto of his heyday; but... Read more.
Belle and Sebastian Delve into Rare Tracks in Highly Listenable “The Third Eye Centre”
There was a time when Belle and Sebastian carried about themselves a mystique that hardly any other band possessed. Opting not to release album singles, famously... Read more.