Fighting the Battles of ‘Jericho’, the Show That Came Tumbling Down
Jericho wore the influence of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. on its sleeve, but that didn't protect it.
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The Life, Death and Afterlife of Video Stores
In the dust of long gone video stores ghosts of film geeks past forever roam.
On Denaturing Racial Elements in Two ’50s-era Films
Two fascinating bits of Americana, Black Gold and Face of Fire, are defined by racial themes, yet tackle the subject quite differently.
Farther Than You Think: Mapping the Noir Terrain
Rope of Sand, Dark City, and Union Station each extend the shadowy reach of film noir.
Ambiguously Yours: The Late Works of the Late Otto Preminger
Hurry Sundown, Skidoo, and Such Good Friends welcome you to a world of crowded frames and uncertain tones.
‘The Jimmy Stewart Show’ Emerges from TV’s Never-Never Land
This is a traditional family sitcom, which means it's not funny.
The Adventures of Two Boys and an Elephant
At its best, Maya serves as a window into an era of kids' adventure series with unusually authentic production values and undercurrents of thoughtful attention to cultural differences.
Cut! Shoot! The Directorial Styles of Blake Edwards and Richard Lester
The Party, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Juggernaut give us good clean fun about slavery and brothels.
Films for Fans of Visionary Directors
In film, "visionary" has become a marketing adjective, like "iconic". Here, on the matter of visionary directors, we separate the claret from the beaujolais, if you will.
From Love to Decline: Giving Evelyn Waugh a Sixties Spin
The Loved One gives viewers that "sick kick", and Decline and Fall of a Bird Watcher perfectly captures Waugh's tone of cruel, facetious, and lunatic whimsies.
Watching ‘Search’ Is Like Carrying the Internet Around in Your Head
When you pay for Probe's services, you're not only getting the agent of the week but also a passel of experts with their tiny cameras, microphones, and zirconium-shelled "audio implants".
