A searing exploration of sexual awakening and repression, and their emotional cost "Splendor in the Grass" Some films cut so deeply into human and emotional truths that they remain ageless, and “Splendor in the Grass” is one. Its hidden depths struck me powerfully when I first saw it decades ago and continue to resonate with every viewing. Astute direction, gorgeous production design, a poignantly explosive script, and electrifying performances made this film a box-office se

An explosive drama of twelve men, one life, and the human conscience "12 Angry Men" If you think great movies require spectacular scenery, nonlinear storytelling, or big action sequences, think again. For this week’s blistering cinematic masterpiece proves the opposite. A courtroom drama that doesn’t take place in a courtroom, “12 Angry Men” is set almost entirely in a single room unfolding in real time, forgoing spectacle in favor of relentless, start to finish edge-of-you

Robert Duvall One of the great actors of the 1970s and beyond, Robert Duvall died yesterday at the age of 95. Beginning his film and television career in 1960, he rose by the 1970s to become one of Hollywood’s most respected and quietly powerful performers, leaving an indelible mark in roughly 145 films and TV shows. His remarkable body of work includes classics like "The Godfather" , "The Godfather Part II" , "Apocalypse Now" , “Network" , "Tender Mercies" , “MASH" , "Sling

Bud Cort Very sad news that actor Bud Cort has died today at the age of 77. He rose to fame in 1970 with appearances in the movies "MASH" , "Brewster McCloud" , and most famously, one of my favorite films, "Harold and Maude" , in which he gave a profoundly iconic performance, rich with nuanced vulnerability, as an eccentric man obsessed with death. Cort's other 82 film and TV credits include roles in "The Life Aquatic with Steve Ziddou" , "Coyote Ugly" , "Arrested Developmen