James Baldwin wrote eloquently about the capability of film to transform American society: “the obligatory fade out kiss in the classic American film did not...

This year, the genres and themes of the candidates for the big award: Best Motion Picture, have never been more diverse. With a brilliant social...

Oscar buzz seems to start earlier every year, and although the 90th annual Academy Awards ceremony won’t happen until March of 2018, hopeful contenders are already crowding...

On October 1, 2017, I ran a poll on Twitter to see what you thought was Steven Spielberg's greatest film. It's tough to narrow down...

In 1965, Sir Laurence Olivier was cast in the title role of Othello as the actor had portrayed many Shakespearean characters successfully in the past....

Every would-be director or screenwriter has a love-hate relationship with professional film critics. On the one hand, great reviews can make careers. On the other,...

For years, science fiction enthusiasts and writers have been predicting that major motion pictures would use virtual reality so that audiences would be able to...

Popular film subjects reflect the spirit of the times, especially when it comes to genre movies. The radiation-themed horror movies of the 1950s were products...

Deus ex machina is a literary device which was used in ancient Greek drama where a god would be introduced in the play to resolve...

Story-telling might be one of the oldest characteristics of being human. From cave paintings that depict a hunt in action to Egyptian tombs that describe...