Elvis Presley starred in over 30 films during his legendary career, though not all stand equal in reputation. For every iconic movie like Jailhouse Rock, there are lesser efforts dismissed as formulai...
The early 1940s saw Hollywood embrace fanciful musicals as perfect escapism from the anxieties of World War II. And few films brought more bubbly farcical fun than 1943’s Du Barry Was a Lady, starring...
The late 1920s saw cinema undergo a revolution with the emergence of “talkies”. Among the earliest talkies to integrate sound and image was The Broadway Melody, MGM’s pioneering back...
Westerns ruled the roost in 1950s Hollywood, with studios churning out movies by the dozen to meet audience demand. But not all horse operas are created equal, and many fine efforts have fallen into o...
Among the wave of reality-inspired crime dramas emerging in the late 1940s, director Anthony Mann’s “Border Incident” stood out for its gripping depiction of migrant worker abuse and border corruption...
Among the wacky niche comedies proliferating in the late 1980s and ‘90s direct-to-video market, “Ski Patrol” carved out a surprisingly enduring legacy. Centered on the misfit heroes who keep a resort ...
Released in 1963, “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father” was a heartwarming dramedy that offered a refreshingly modern perspective on single parenthood and evolving family dynamics in the 1960s. Starring G...
Released in 1933, “Queen Christina” was one of the most progressive films of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Starring Greta Garbo as the titular Swedish monarch, this pre-Code drama depicted a sexually ...
Dangerous When Wet is a 1950s musical about the power of performance enhancing drugs. There is also a hallucinatory fantasy involving Tom and Jerry swimming with Esther Williams. Does that sound inter...
The Magnificent Seven tells the story of a group of seven gunmen who are hired to protect a Mexican village from a group of bandits led by Calvera (Eli Wallach). Led by the enigmatic Chris Adams (Yul ...