Film History 'Nobody’s Girl Friday' Is a Wise Counterpoint to the "Great Man" Auteur Theory

We've always been aware that films are not immaculately created. Smyth's work is a meticulously researched history of how women entered, developed, sustained, and grew within the Hollywood dream factory.

Christopher John Stephens

Books

25 Apr 2018

'Feud' Finds the Emotional Truth of an Epic Rivalry

By flipping the script, Feud dreamed of a way to reinvent two of Hollywood's most iconic and most tragic leading ladies.

Jay Bamber

Jay Bamber

Television

27 Apr 2017

TCM Classic Film Festival 2014

Unlike Sundance Channel or IFC, Turner Classic Movies' original manifesto remains as solid as Gibraltar.

Terrence Butcher

Film

20 Nov 2014

No Contract for Old Men: 5 'Old Folks' in Pop Culture That Are 5Xs Tougher Than You

It'd be a shame if the endless emphasis on youth results in a lack of "grown-up" concerns in pop culture. Here are five examples of the old kicking ass and refusing to give way to the young in mainstream pop culture.

Kit MacFarlane

Television

31 May 2012

Prime Time Larceny: It Takes a Thief

Al Mundy (Robert Wagner) enjoys a reputation as a world-class thief, a glamorous burglar, a pickpocket's pickpocket. Too bad he landed in prison.

Michael Barrett

Television

01 Feb 2012

'All About Eve' on Blu-Ray Is a Superb Restoration of a Classy Film

Twentieth Century Fox's Blu-Ray release of All About Eve is as classy as the film itself

Sarah Boslaugh

Reviews

13 Feb 2011

Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Vol. 2

Hooray for 'Hollywood': Second volume of '30s 'Forbidden' films is a fascinating collection.

Bruce Dancis

PopMatters Staff

Reviews

30 Mar 2008

James Cagney: Another Look at Hollywood's Tough Guy

The Cagney features collected here are not "must-owns", but they are enjoyable "might-owns" for anyone who takes pleasure in watching a talented actor finding moments of undiluted joy in work-a-day films.

Chadwick Jenkins

Film

25 Apr 2007