Noir films were shadowy thrillers made mostly in post war America. They usually featured amoral heroes seduced and betrayed by…

Unlike Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp or Buster Keaton's poker faced outsider, Harold Lloyd's silent comedy character was usually that of…

Pam Grier was one of the first (perhaps the first) female action heroines. While many of her films were cheap…

Both a reliable leading man and ing actor, Hackman had a successful career for decades. He won two Oscars as…

The cinematic collaboration of producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory lasted for decades and produced some of the best…

Arthur Penn was one of the most influential directors of the new Hollywood movement of the 1960's, that brought realistic…

Silent films are a different art form than sound films, and they have a certain magic in their mostly visual…

Charlie Chaplin was perhaps the most famous movie star of the twentieth century, and even now there are still modern…

Since 1927's Wings, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded films considered outstanding from the previous year.…

One of the few movie stars to score box office hits for decades, Cruise can be a good dramatic actor,…

One of the first female comedy stars of the sound era, West was something new in Hollywood. A stage performer…

The director of two Best Picture winners (Laurence of Arabia and The Bridge on the River Kwai), Lean used the…