Features
Friday, August 12 2011
The 100 Essential Directors Part 4: Samuel Fuller - John Huston
On our fourth day, this journey through the 100 Essential Film Directors continues to twist and turn in unexpected ways. From bold, opinionated Hollywood voices to those who essentially created the language of cinema, today will shed light on kings of genre like Samuel Fuller, through lions like the legendary John Huston.
Thursday, January 6 2011
The Best DVDs of 2010
As the medium continues to struggle with significance in the steady "streaming" of the 21st Century, here are PopMatters' picks for the best the format(s) have to offer.
Reviews
Friday, September 24 2010
John Huston and Ray Bradbury Adapt the Seemingly Unadaptable in 'Moby Dick'
Moby-Dick, arguably the most boring really good book one could read, is a meandering experiment in literary narration. Ray Bradbury and John Huston forget all that and seize upon the plot and imagery to deliver a whale of a film in 1956's Moby Dick.
Wednesday, June 23 2010
Hepburn's Fidgety Fussiness and Bogart's Boozy Bellowing Are Constants in 'The African Queen'
The best of the African Queen comprises movie stars battling armadas of soldier ants, packs of wild elephants, hippos, crocodiles, and other assorted Darwinian nightmares.
Monday, July 20 2009
Wise Blood
Though a complex and fascinating misfire, this cements Huston as not only one of the greatest adapters of literature, but also one of the most artistically experimental.
Friday, December 7 2007
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano is Golden Age craftsmanship at its peak with a decidedly modern edge that shows, again, that the vintage director’s eye is one that often improves with age.
Friday, May 11 2007
Essential Classics - Dramas (1947)
This collection is an archive which excludes the archivist as target audience.
