Don’t know why this Orson Welles film isn’t held up alongside the likes of Touch of Evil at least. Maybe because, like Welles’ feckless Irish accent here, it’s kind of A Lot. The director’s scuffling sailor falls in with a rich lawyer (Everett Sloane) and his bombshell young wife (Rita Hayworth), launching a seafaring noir and more »
Experience the meteoric rise of Oasis through rare footage and untold stories as the band reunites for Oasis Live '25, chronicling their journey from Manchester streets to global rock stardom. more »
The literal missing link between Le Samouraï and Drive. Ryan O’Neal is the frosty pro getaway driver who seems to have no life except for brooding and accelerating. Bruce Dern is the detective who aches to bust him. Isabelle Adjani is the cool customer who drifts into it all. Writer/director Walter Hill’s script devel more »
Based on the true story of the uprising that inspired the legend of Robin Hood, Andrew Garfield stars as the leader of a rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II in a fight for justice. more »
Lewis Carroll’s twee surrealist classic takes on a twisted new shape courtesy of visionary Czech animator Jan Švankmajer. In this stop-motion cult fave, Alice is a real girl and the White Rabbit is a moth-nibbled taxidermied corpse whom she alternately trails and flees. The fall to Neverland becomes a dusty museum trundle, Never more »
One of the more fascinating chapters in the annals of How Did This Get Made? Robert Altman plays it straight with his musical take on the comics’ nautical strongman, which is not to say it comes out straight, exactly. Robin Williams and Shelly Duvall preside over an insanely detailed village set and a cast of character-actor ecc more »
Follows a hapless courier tasked with delivering a package to a remote hospital. He soon finds himself caught in the middle of an outbreak and must fight through hordes of mutated creatures to survive. more »
Sirk with teeth. John M. Stahl’s melodrama tumbles into Technicolor noir as Gene Tierney’s sociopathic rich girl starts eliminating rivals for new husband Cornel Wilde’s affections. The disconnect between Tierney’s glittering surface and the lengths she’s willing to go make for a delicious thrill throughout. A fantastic studio-s more »
Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo's ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor. more »
The fact that wholesome-seeming Laura Palmer turns out to be a drug-using sex worker was a wild leap for 1990. One of the underrated pleasures of the series is watching Sherilyn Fenn work the manager of her character’s father’s department store. The wild plot threads start to converge as the season nears an end, but who’s expec more »
In an era of great change and great beauty emerged the character of James McNeill Whistler. Considered by some to be one of the great innovators of 19th century art, he was a contemporary of the Impressionists, much admired by Van Gogh and Manet. Boldly experimental and famously witty, Whistler disrupted the strict conventions o more »
Follows Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer, who enlisted the help of Jeff Horwitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter, to blow the whistle on the social network's most guarded secrets more »
Widely considered Britain’s most popular artist, David Hockney was a global sensation with exhibitions in London, New York, Paris and beyond, attracting millions of visitors worldwide. Featuring intimate and in-depth interviews with Hockney, this revealing film focuses on two blockbuster exhibitions held in 2012 and 2016 at the more »
In 2013 Norway celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of Edvard Munch (1863 – 1944), one of the towering figures of modern art. This was hailed as a “once-in-a-lifetime show”. Global interest was huge – not least as a result of one of his four The Scream (pictured) paintings having recently set a public art auction recor more »
‘The Girl with a Pearl Earring’ by Johannes Vermeer is one of the most enduring paintings in the history of art. This beautifully filmed documentary goes in pursuit of answers to the unresolved riddles surrounding this extraordinary piece. Holland’s distinguished Mauritshuis is home to the painting and is a stunning jewel of a more »
Pierre-Auguste Renoir is one of the world’s favorite artists; a founding member of the Impressionist movement and a constantly evolving artist, he is unmatched at depicting human connection. The National Gallery’s blockbuster exhibition brings together vibrant masterpieces which explore love in all its forms, bringing colour an more »
The story of Christ’s death and resurrection has dominated western culture for the past 2000 years. It is perhaps the most significant historical event of all time, as recounted by the gospels but, equally, as depicted by the greatest artists in history. From the triumphant to the savage, the ethereal to the tactile, some of wes more »
Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers are among his most famous works, and are some of the most iconic paintings in the world. The Van Gogh Museum has opened its doors exclusively to Exhibition on Screen, to go beyond the surface and explore the many questions and mysteries that surround these seminal works. Why did Van Gogh choose th more »
Undeniably one of the world’s favorite artists and the figurehead of the Impressionist movement prepare to be dazzled by his spectacular and revolutionary use of light and color and step into one the most famous gardens in art history. Immerse yourself in iconic masterpieces and discover the incredible story of passion and re more »
