Invisible Stripes

Humphrey Bogart and William Holden have very little in common. They both won an Oscar. Both men were obviously accomplished actors and movie stars. Each was married to an actress. But the most obvious thing they’ve shared for over fifty years now is Billy Wilder’s Sabrina, where the two played the brothers Larrabee. There’s no [...]

Ruggles of Red Gap

When I attended a conversation with Wes Anderson during the New York Film Festival a few weeks ago, an audience member asked the director what movies from the last few years had he seen and enjoyed. Anderson struggled a bit with the question, clearly preoccupied by the significant amount of time he’d been devoting [...]

Midnight

As the DVD medium enters its second decade, consumers have been blessed with more titles than many of us can find the time to watch. Nevertheless, there are still many, many deserving films from Hollywood’s golden age that remain unreleased. Warner Bros. and Fox are mostly doing their part to rectify the situation, [...]