Scripted by the inimitable Dorothy Parker, Hitchcock's nerve-rattling wartime thriller takes a favorite theme-the wrongly accused man- and gives it a strong, seditious twist. Terrific acting and a breakneck pace make ...

Hepburn blossoms as Sabrina, perhaps the world's most enchanting and cultivated chauffeur's daughter. Under Wilder's capable wing (he both directed and wrote the screenplay), the young Oscar-nominated star smoothly ...

If you like movies about movies, this one delivers the goods and so much more. Literate, atmospheric and thoroughly believable, "Safe Conduct" portrays the many small, quiet acts of bravery undertaken throughout ...

Director Korda's gritty, gutsy WWII actioner vividly evokes the particular risks and hazards of desert warfare, while showcasing Bogie in his prime, on the front lines of battle. Duryea is solid as usual as Jimmy, and ...

Narrated by Sir Ian McKellen, Holsten’s doc is a fitting elegy for a tremendously inspiring figure who battled demons as a recovering alcoholic and gay Catholic, but whose bigness of heart touched the lives of ...

Former documentarist Mira Nair's angry, disconsolate, and deeply moving drama about poverty and child homelessness in India was shot on location and stars a cast of non-actors the director recruited from Bombay slums. ...

The innovative, powerful “Salesman” put the Maysles Brothers on the map as film-makers, and remains one of the finest documentaries ever made, as it shines sobering light on the modern human condition. In Paul Brennan, ...

Filmed independently on a shoestring by blacklisted director Herbert Biberman--at the dark height of McCarthyist persecution, no less--“Earth” was itself blacklisted on release, the only movie in our country’s history ...

Masaki Kobayashi (“Hara-Kiri”) is one of the least well-known Japanese masters on our shores, yet his reputation should be greater on the strength of “Rebellion” alone, which tells the story of a samurai (the legendary ...

"Sanjuro" may not match its predecessor in sheer virtuosity, but it's actually more fun, thanks to Mifune's comic scenery-chewing, and the innately humorous contrast between the clean, proper youths and their unlikely, ...

Set in 11th-century Japan "before man's awakening" and based on an oral tragedy told for centuries, Mizoguchi's melancholic story of fate, endurance, and compassion is widely regarded as an Eastern masterpiece. Filmed ...

In today's film environment, watching a new Bergman feature is like experiencing a rain-shower during a drought. Anyone who recalls 1973's "Scenes" will be particularly moved by the reunion of Ullmann and Josephson. But ...

Another top quality, British "kitchen-sink" drama from the 1960s, Reisz's film launched Finney to prominence after a promising debut in Tony Richardson's "The Entertainer." Drowning five days of stagnation in one ...

A virtuosic, hard-hitting war film by Hollywood icon Steven Spielberg, "Ryan" opens with an intensely violent 24-minute battle sequence that many claim is the most realistic ever committed to celluloid. (It's certainly ...

One of the Swedish master’s finest early efforts has all the qualities and themes we know from his better-known films: broken hearts, disillusioned seekers, the sweet, melancholy pain of human existence, and the theater ...

Regardless of anyone's race or creed, this movie provides rare nourishment for the soul. With its message of love and hope contagious, Director Nierenberg fashions a touchingly human and uplifting portrait of gospel ...

This disarming teen romance clicks because it has the courage and confidence to portray its characters’ passions and problems without the usual overload of cuteness or angst; it all feels honest, heartfelt and real. ...

This potent, then-controversial drama about a romance between an American and an Asian during wartime was adapted from a novel by James Michener. Shot in Technicolor on location in Japan, the film is gorgeous to look ...

"Scaramouche" has enough action, romance and color to fill ten movies, and is justly famous for featuring the longest sword duel on film, which takes place in an abandoned theater. Director George Sidney created one of ...

Shapiro's Oscar-winning feature did in 1978 what no law-enforcement officers were capable of: put cocky juveniles face to face with some of the state's most dangerous and notorious criminals, the very men they'd meet in ...