
Ahead of its Grime
Stellar performances keep 50-year-old film compelling In 1968, the Oscar for Best Picture went to Oliver!, Carol Reed’s exuberant, family-friendly adaptation of the Charles…
Read MoreStellar performances keep 50-year-old film compelling In 1968, the Oscar for Best Picture went to Oliver!, Carol Reed’s exuberant, family-friendly adaptation of the Charles…
Read MoreNeil Armstrong character study focuses on anxious events before the landing ust over 50 years ago, on July 20, 1969, the crew of the…
Read MoreForget scary Dracula and sexy Dracula — consider funny Dracula Vampires tend to operate on a trend cycle. From their folkloric beginnings to the…
Read MoreDirty Dancing is best enjoyed as a communal celebration Do you remember seeing Dirty Dancing for the first time? I do. I saw it…
Read MoreTranscendent cast and script seal the legacy of a favorite comic In 1966, Marvel Comics masterminds Stan Lee and Jack Kirby debuted a new…
Read MoreThere was a time, though perhaps hard to recall, when casting Robin Williams in a purely dramatic role still seemed a bit controversial. The…
Read MoreLocal documentary honors the original river stewards Water is life. The health of an ecosystem depends on its access to clean water. In David…
Read MoreIn July of 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy co-hosted a party on secluded Chappaquiddick Island, near Martha’s Vineyard, in Massachusetts. Attending the party would be…
Read MoreBaz Luhrmann may be best known for his fever-dream musical collages (Moulin Rouge!) and maximalist adaptations of classic literary works (1996’s Romeo + Juliet,…
Read MoreAlthough Flannery O’Connor dismissed it as a “child’s book,” Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird has always topped major literature lists….
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