A scathing satire on romance, racism, and German-Arab relations, Fassbinder's "Ali" is a brilliant reminder that love can soothe only when it is sanctioned by a social community. Inspired by Douglas Sirk's 1955 "All ...

Here Martin Scorsese branches out into fresh cinematic territory, a world away from the gritty, urban, ethnic male preserves of “Mean Streets”. Yet the personal, heartfelt quality of “Alice” helps the director score a ...

Truth really is stranger than fiction, and Andrew Neel’s revealing documentary ably follows the twists and turns of Alice Neel’s fascinating life. From time spent in Cuba to her bohemian early years in Spanish Harlem ...

This trim little classic has a skin-crawling immediacy, as director Scott builds a sense of impending danger, followed by moments of heightened suspense and terror once this nightmarish genie escapes from its bottle. In ...

James Cameron's big-budget, special-effects-driven sequel to Ridley Scott's "Alien" might lack the carefully orchestrated tension of its predecessor, but its unrelenting pace and Weaver's smart, tough performance carry ...

In this, Joseph L. Mankiewicz's peak as writer/director, fading star Davis gives perhaps the best performance of her career, and young Baxter is also superb as the deceitful, driven starlet. Still, it's George Sanders ...

Iwai’s elliptical, disturbing drama explores the deadening effect of isolation and brutal harassment on an adolescent schoolboy in small-town Japan. The film’s visually impressionistic narrative is punctuated by ...

A spellbinding, character-driven drama with lots of twists and turns, Almodóvar's "Mother" is an homage to female actresses and anyone with a maternal instinct. With his trademark visual flair and empathy for fringe ...

Seven time Oscar nominee Mike Leigh excels in creating portraits of working class people. Following in the British tradition of kitchen sink realism, his distinctive filmmaking style yields grimly authentic characters ...

Still potent stuff eighty years after its release, Lewis Milestone’s "All Quiet" portrays the genuine panic and bewilderment of enlisted soldiers at the front of “the war to end all wars”. This marked the first conflict ...

There is literally no film quite like “All That Jazz.” Its lengthy, closing dreamscape blends dance, music, and fragmented storytelling, and is truly worth the price of admission alone, but Fosse’s rhythmic cutting and ...

Based on Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, which fictionalized the life of murdered Louisiana governor Huey Long, Rossen's scathing portrait of corruption and abuse of power remains one of the most ...

Although you never glimpse anyone playing Nixon, this Oscar-nominated film documents how the power of the press and determination of two young journalists brought down this president, who two years prior had won ...

Set in the early 1970s, and based on actual events in the life of writer-director Cameron Crowe - once an underage Rolling Stone scribe himself - "Almost Famous" is a beautifully observed coming-of-age drama that ...

A marvelously acted, flawlessly directed story about jealousy, obsession, and perfectionism, Forman's stunning "Amadeus" mixes suspenseful drama with historical fact to create a winning fictional biography. The lead ...

This stunning Criterion edition features a newly restored high-definition transfer, along with a grab-bag of first rate extras, including "Fellini's Homecoming", a new documentary exploring the director's complex ...

This quirky, wistful, and thoroughly winning film made a huge splash among U.S. audiences on release, scoring five Academy Award nominations and launching Audrey Tautou to international stardom. Director Jeunet’s ...

Master filmmaker Kazan’s most personal film renders his Uncle’s nearly unbelievable tale without a trace of sentimentality, never shying away from the more unsavory acts undertaken by Stavros in pursuit of his dream. ...

This superlative drama by theater director Sam Mendes peers at the dark side of American middle-class life with ripe, risqué humor and aching poignancy. Both screenwriter Alan Ball and cinematographer Conrad L. Hall ...

With Kopple's fly-on-the-wall approach (the director spent months living with workers and their families), we experience all the mounting tension and frustration of an ill-starred strike, as ensuing events seem to call ...