The career trajectory of director Doug Liman is one familiar to many other filmmakers. After getting his starting in the world of independent film, Ho…
The Film Canon
A series of articles and reviews of older movies that have entered, well, the film canon, for being creatively or culturally important. Everything from Citizen Kane to The Breakfast Club to Fargo to The Dark Knight. So we can all create a diverse list of essential movies for the young folk cinephiles to watch
Top 10: Frank Capra Classic Films You Shouldn’t Miss
Frank Capra Older films have a way of grasping the audience’s attention with eloquent wording, scenery, and impeccable storylines that have since been…
The Film Canon: The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
“You still wake up sometimes, don’t you? You wake up in the dark and hear the screaming of the lambs.” “Yes.” “You…
The Film Canon: Pulp Fiction (1994)
Nearing 20 years after its theatrical release, Pulp Fiction stands as one of the most iconic films of all time. A discussion of great movies often beg…
The Film Canon: Jane Eyre (1943)
The turning point of women writers, the provoking of traditional ideas, the suffering of high school students everywhere– these are all terms us…
The Film Canon: American Beauty (1999)
It begins with the voice over of a dead man. If you recall, Billy Wilder’s black comic masterpiece Sunset Blvd. also begins with narration court…
The Film Canon: The Graduate (1967)
WARNING: YES, THERE ARE SPOILERS. What is it about the disenchanted youth that plays so fascinatingly well on film? Whether it be Brick, Less Than Zer…