History

A Brief History of George Lucas’ ‘Star Wars’ Sequel Trilogy

The creator of our most enduring franchise has told a lot of different stories over the years. Read More

Who Asked For This? A Brief History of Hollywood’s Forgotten Sequels

'Sherlock Gnomes' isn't the first, and it won't be the last. Read More

‘The Snake Pit’ 70 Years Later: Cinema’s Relationship To Mental Institutions

The Olivia de Havilland classic was an indictment of how patients were treated in mental institutions and it inspired changes… Read More

How Katharine Hepburn Orchestrated Her Hollywood Comeback On Her Own Terms

Once dubbed "the most maligned woman in Hollywood," Hepburn fought a frustratingly familiar uphill battle against her own industry. Read More

Kundun: Scorsese’s Buried Masterpiece

Twenty years ago, Martin Scorsese's Kundun, a biopic of the Dalai Lama, was released and then swiftly buried. We dig… Read More

7 Vietnam War Movies You Probably Haven’t Seen, But Should

Including a Vietnamese movie that was filmed during the War, a Werner Herzog drama and a horror about a vampire-zombie… Read More

Best Picture Winners Aren’t Timeless, and ‘Tom Jones’ Proves It

A case study of how Best Picture winners age. Read More

20 Blaxploitation Films to Close Out Black History Month

Now, deal 'em up straight - or don't deal 'em at all. Read More

Wesley Snipes and the ‘Black Panther’ That Might Have Been

Wesley Snipes was in script development on Black Panther in 1992. Sometimes things fall apart, but oh my, what could have been! Read More