High-octane fun, powered by a music icon and a Hollywood sex kitten "Viva Las Vegas" You know those days when the weather is perfect, the sun is shining, and for the moment, you don’t have a care in the world? This week’s film, “Viva Las Vegas” , is the cinematic equivalent. Forget about plot details or today's social mores and dive head-on into euphoric escapism. Set in the colorful desert landscape and glittering neon lights of Las Vegas, this film is playful, sexy, and bur

This one-of-a-kind masterpiece forever changed my perception of cinema “The Passion of Joan of Arc” When I majored in film directing at college, I brought with me my knowledge and love of the 1970s and 80s cinema on which I grew up, as well as films from the 1930s onward that I’d discovered and devoured on television. Except for the occasional Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton movie, I had little knowledge or interest in silent films, unwittingly thinking they were all primiti

An electrifying and underrated classic that spawned a new film genre The Poseidon Adventure With New Year's Eve upon us, I thought I’d present “The Poseidon Adventure”, an enthralling classic which takes place on that holiday. Just because it’s a disaster film don’t be fooled into thinking it's simply fluff or camp. This film is visually exciting, moving, suspenseful, and one fantastic adventure. Featuring an all-star cast (including five Oscar winners) along with a first-rat