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The Film 100: Dennis Hopper, no. 91
Playing a series of flipped-out villains turned Hopper into an eccentric character actor, obscuring the magnitude of his influence.
The Film 100: Marlon Brando, no. 20
Brando seems to transcend his most memorable parts to symbolize a style of performance, a feat that few actors ever achieve.
The Film 100: John Wayne, no. 11
Wayne made only thirty-one westerns, but in these roles he established the code of the screen hero—free, fair, decisive and determined.
The Film 100: Stanley Kubrick, no. 37
Kubrick brought a grand vision to the screen with strikingly powerful images.
The Film 100: Robert De Niro, no. 85
With his gift of rendering reprehensible antagonists human and complex, De Niro has remained one of the most watchable men in movie history.
5 Broken Cameras, 1 Changed Oscar Race
As participants rather than ‘gatekeepers’ call the shots, the nature of the nonfiction storytelling game changes.
The Film 100: Leni Riefenstahl, no. 81
Riefenstahl’s misfortune was partly a historical one: her rise to glory as a director of international acclaim coincided with the rise of Nazi Germany’s bid for world domination.
The Film 100: Lillian Gish, no. 66
Lillian Gish was hailed as the first serious movie actress, and her early shorts became training films for scores of actors making the transition from the theater.
Vargas Speaks on THE VIOLIN’s Plaintive Tune
THE VIOLIN, the violence, corrido and revolution: Francisco Vargas on his celebrated feature-film debut.
Documentary: LET THERE BE LIGHT Reopens Dark History
John Huston’s long suppressed portrait of shell-shocked WWII soldiers still poses difficult existential questions.
