"Jezebel" was Davis's consolation prize for not landing the part of Scarlett O'Hara. Inevitably compared to "Gone With the Wind" (released one year later), this lavish melodrama stands on its ...

This lush, lavish epic has been compared to historic Hollywood dramas like Cleopatra and The Ten Commandments, and with its expansive landscapes and regal set pieces, it’s easy to see why. The tuneful, upbeat score, by ...

Resolutely independent filmmaker John Cassavetes is a hero to film buffs, and this indispensable collection comprises five of his groundbreaking dramas. Though the rawness and immediacy of a Cassavetes film can be ...

Jean Negulesco's stunningly shot drama is by turns touching and gripping, as we rejoice in Belinda's progress, then recoil at the vicious crime visited on her. Though the story veers towards melodrama, injecting one ...

Another enthralling documentary from the production arm of Turner Classic Movies, “Dream” is packed with fascinating biographical details and entertaining behind-the-scenes gossip on a prodigiously talented man whose ...

For the first time ever in a big-screen epic, Tran’s magnificent “Fall” tells the harrowing story of the allies we left behind in Vietnam, many of whom became the patronizingly named “boat people” of the early ’80s, who ...

This mature, subtly probing drama about a marriage on the rocks is one of Rossellini’s finest achievements. In a brilliant stroke, the director uses the empty spaces, ruins, and architecture of his home country to ...

Zhang Yimou creates a torrid, visually arresting portrait of repressive, small-town Chinese life in “Ju Dou,” with the ravishing Gong Li at the story's center. Sumptuous colors, tight plotting, and passionate ...

Long but brilliant, "Judgment" was a box-office sensation, due to director Kramer's sensitive, socially conscious approach, which examines the degree to which people should be held responsible for ...

A smash hit in 1961, Truffaut's lyrical story of friendship and unrequited love vividly captures the enigmatic nature of l'amour. Moreau is magnificent as the tempestuous object of love, a mercurial woman who won't be ...

"Julia" presents a wistful, compelling story about the power of female bonds and friendship peppered with a strong undercurrent of intrigue and suspense. Fonda is aces in the less showy role, with Oscar-winning Redgrave ...

Tilda Swinton turns in a tour de force performance in Erick Zonca’s cross-border thriller “Julia,” playing a conniving, selfish drunk who resorts to crime and other extreme measures when she loses her job. The ...

Mankiewicz's quintessential, star-studded adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy is a lavish, Oscar-winning production. Gielgud, Mason, O'Brien, Greer Garson, and Deborah Kerr all shine in their respective roles. And ...

Sam Peckinpah's most subtle, gentle movie is a perfect showcase for the mellowing McQueen, who comfortably wears the part of Junior like a pair of old jeans. "Junior" also boasts fabulous late-career turns from ...

Breaking all expectations at the box office, this touching, offbeat comedy boasts a sharp, knowing screenplay which went on to win an Oscar for first-timer Diablo Cody. Director Reitman (son of Ivan) succeeds admirably ...

Billed as a "real-life mystery," Negroponte's film is actually a very personal testimonial about his two-year friendship with the eccentric Maggie, whose intermittent revelations always raise more questions than they ...

Based on Michael Crichton's best-seller, this nerve-jangling monster movie takes time to gather steam, but once it does, look out! Groundbreaking computer effects make dinosaurs frighteningly real, and once more, ...

Ole Bornedal’s Hitchcockian “Love Story” is a stylish thriller about lies, marital infidelity, and the noirish places a disillusioned family man, played with a slouchy, hangdog touch by Berthelsen, finds himself ...

French New Wave director Chabrol executes yet another fascinating variation on his favorite theme: murder among the bourgeoisie. His sleek, detached filmmaking style is just right for this cerebral thriller. Bouquet ...