'Smokey and the Bandit': 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Burt Reynolds Movie
Of the two biggest franchise-launchers of 1977, one involved a pair of rebellious outlaws with a shaggy sidekick, a runaway heroine, a Mutt-and-Jeff pair of tall-short comic relief characters,...
View Article'Untouchables' Cast: Where Are They Now?
The movie "The Untouchables" turns 25 this week (it was released on June 3, 1987), but it seems to have never gone away. Based on legendary G-man Eliot Ness' memoir of his battle against Al Capone...
View Article'Moonrise Kingdom' Box Office: Is It This Year's 'Midnight in Paris'?
By one box office measure, the record-breaking movie of the summer may not be "The Avengers," "The Dark Knight Rises," or any other movie involving caped heroes, evil queens or marauding aliens....
View Article'Lolita': How Stanley Kubrick Turned Vladimir Nabokov's Novel Into a...
"How did they ever make a movie of 'Lolita'?" asked the poster for Stanley Kubrick's 1962 film adaptation, which premiered 50 years ago this week (on June 12, 1962). Short answer, as many critics noted...
View Article'The Dirty Dozen': How The Combat Classic Created The Modern Action Movie
When New York Times critic Bosley Crowther reviewed "The Dirty Dozen" upon its release (45 years ago this week, on June 15, 1967), he blasted the World War II action drama for its characters' "hot,...
View ArticleMovie Stars Who Can (And Can't) Sing, From Gwyneth Paltrow To Sylvester Stallone
When 1980s jukebox musical "Rock of Ages" opens this weekend, it'll answer the question that has bedeviled moviegoers worldwide for three decades: Can Tom Cruise actually sing? For what it's worth,...
View ArticleRoger Ebert At 70: Did He Save Or Destroy Film Criticism?
Roger Ebert has a lot to celebrate when he turns 70 on June 18. Despite the horrible ailments of the last decade that have taken away his ability to eat, drink, or speak, he's still America's leading...
View ArticleWhy Do We Make Presidents Into Action Heroes?
You'd think being president of the United States would be a dramatic enough occupation, but no. Being leader of the free world is isn't exactly a low-stakes assignment, but in the dream-life of our...
View Article'Blade Runner' Cast: Where Are They Now?
Can you imagine Dustin Hoffman as the hard-boiled, romantic, replicant-hunting sleuth hero of "Blade Runner"? It's true, the "Tootsie" star was one of many leading men up for the role of Rick Deckard;...
View ArticleNora Ephron's Movie Legacy: From 'Silkwood' To 'Julie And Julia'
I got to meet Nora Ephron 20 years ago when she was promoting her directing debut, "This Is My Life," and I found her to be exactly like one of the heroines of her movies: smart, worldly,...
View Article'Full Metal Jacket': 25 Things You Didn't Know About Stanley Kubrick's War...
"Full Metal Jacket," which opened 25 years ago this week (on June 26, 1987), is many things: a surreal (or hyperreal) movie about the Vietnam War, a compactly chilly Stanley Kubrick masterpiece (aside...
View Article'Deep Throat': How The Controversial Linda Lovelace Movie Changed Culture
Four decades after the pornographic film "Deep Throat," we need not one, but two biopics on the star of the movie, Linda Lovelace. (The first stars Amanda Seyfried. The other which may never happen --...
View Article'A League of Their Own' Cast: Where Are They Now?
Batter up! Today's starting lineup is the cast of "A League of Their Own," the landmark baseball comedy released 20 years ago this month (on July 1, 1992). A home-run hit at the box office, this tale...
View ArticleRemembering Ernest Borgnine: His 10 Must-See Movies
Ernest Borgnine, who died Sunday at 95, is remembered mostly for his tough-guy roles, but he could be surprisingly tender as well, as he proved with his Oscar-winning portrayal as the lovelorn butcher...
View Article'An Affair to Remember': 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Classic Romance
Thanks to "Sleepless in Seattle," everyone knows "An Affair to Remember" is the ultimate romantic tearjerker. Not only do Nora Ephron's female characters describe it as their favorite chick flick, but...
View ArticleRemembering Celeste Holm: Her 10 Best Movie Roles
Oscar-winner Celeste Holm didn't think highly of Hollywood. The actress, who died at the age of 95 on Sunday, preferred to be known for her stage and television career, which lasted more than 60 years....
View Article'RoboCop' Cast: Where Are They Now? (PHOTOS)
Like its cyborg hero, "RoboCop" was an uneasy hybrid. The film (released 25 years ago this week, on July 17, 1987) was an unlikely mix of sci-fi, summer action spectacle, pointed social satire, and...
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