Capsule Reviews: The River (1951), Caught, Bottle Rocket, Murder By Contract

The River (Jean Renoir, 1951) Claude Renoir's literally painted-on Technicolor cinematography is a movie miracle, bringing out all the n...

Grand Illusion

As I work my way through more and more classic films, I am continually humbled by those teenage delusions of what I thought I knew about cin...

The Rules of the Game

According to many, 1939 was the greatest year in film history. With two Technicolor epics ( Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz ), Mr. ...