In the annals of movie history, few titles hold as much weight as “Citizen Kane,” which has become shorthand for the Great American Film, like the Great American Novel, and is frequently shortlisted as such. It’s not just the American Film Institute that thinks “Citizen Kane” is the best movie ever made. Once every 10 years, the […]
Continue readingKeep track of when films are coming out in the territory.Screen is listing the release dates for films in the UK and Ireland in the calendar below.For distributors who wish to add/amend a date on the calendar, please get in touch with Screen here.Screen also has an awards season calendar for 2022, here.JanuaryJanuary 1Licorice Pizza […]
Continue readingThere’s a feeling of familiarity in Lisa Brühlmann’s adaptation of J.P. Delaney’s “The Girl Before.” It’s possible that feeling comes from how deeply inspired it seems by Hitchcock features, particularly “Vertigo.” Or maybe it’s how the story weaves between two separate women who share far more in common than they realize. Brühlmann herself has worked […]
Continue reading(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Movie: “Vertigo”Where You Can Stream It: The Roku ChannelThe Pitch: “Do you believe that someone out of the past, someone dead, can enter and take possession […]
Continue readingIn a career that spans more than seven decades, Eva Marie Saint has won an Oscar, played Superman’s mom, and acted alongside screen legends such as Paul Newman, Montgomery Clift and Marlon Brando. A versatile performer, she appeared in comedies, historical epics (“Raintree County”), social dramas (“On the Waterfront”), and misbegotten superhero films (“Superman Returns”). […]
Continue readingOn the June 7, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Indiana Jones 5, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, a Vertigo video game, The Munsters movie, and the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel […]
Continue readingThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has a long history of overlooking the greatest films ever made for Best Picture. Many cinephiles are quick to point out Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane” losing to John Ford’s “How Green Was My Valley” at the 14th Academy Awards, though it’s not like Ford’s emotionally satisfying family […]
Continue readingAll products and services featured by IndieWire are independently selected by IndieWire editors. However, IndieWire may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.Having helped define the idea of the cinematic thriller, Alfred Hitchcock is revered as one of the most prolific […]
Continue readingKim Novak starred in Vertigo – voted the best film ever made – but knew she was too fragile for fame. She talks about her tough childhood, the sensitive side of Sinatra and starting again in her fortiesKim Novak apologises for the mess. And, to be fair, the studio at her Oregon home is fabulously […]
Continue readingAlthough Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” was the biggest hit of his career with an adjusted gross of $400 million, it didn’t set records.. It ranks #164 among domestic sound films, and was #2 among 1960 releases (second to “Spartacus”). Among black-and-white films, it ranks #5.However, there are few films that have had the impact of this […]
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