With the great titan of acting and frequent genius Karl Malden passing (at 97 years of age god bless him), I'm posting one of my favorite Malden movies and performances...

What is Michael Bay trying to say? We know he's an entertainer, first and foremost (or so he thinks). So if one asked him directly, he'd more than likely answer (I'm thinking arms...

David Carradine has passed away. When I heard the news, and how it might have possibly happened, I was incredibly, almost weirdly sad. Carradine could be a handful (and his recent appearance at the...

Mike Tyson has made me almost shockingly emotional. More than once. From discussing all the love he has to give, and how he can't receive it, to his genuine nostalgia for his former trainers, to...

With the passing of the great J.G. Ballard, I'm returning to my favorite adaptation of his work, David Cronenberg's auto-erotic Crash.

Though I was leery at first, I am now officially excited to see one of my favorite documentaries of all time as a feature film: Grey Gardens, starring Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore (airing April 18 on HBO). I was worried over Barrymore's admittedly tough task in...

In 1980, Robert Kolker published his influential work of film criticism, A Cinema of Loneliness, a longstanding bible for film students who were fascinated by the grittiness and artistry of '70s cinema and by the...

In honor of Warren Beatty's Birthday (he turns 72 today) I'm revisiting (yet again) my adoration of both Ishtar and Bulworth...

According to an older edition of...

Walking out of Watchmen two weeks ago, I felt awestruck, overwhelmed, moved and filled with a sort of bleary-eyed, swoony amazement. This isn't your typical graphic novel adaptation; it's a movie that skillfully approaches the level of high art, a movie filled with ideas: political, cultural, emotional, and even...

Angelina Jolie is on the Best Actress nomination roll for this year's Oscars and has shown tremendous grace regarding the honor:

[It is] a privilege beyond any expectation. Working with Clint Eastwood [on Changeling] was...

This one is for that stupid thing called Valentine's Day: one of my favorite movies about love, Harold and Maude.

Some films become such a cult phenomenon that, through time, increased popularity and...

Joaquin Phoenix is joking. That's what I think, anyway.

Strolling into the Four Seasons Hotel smoking a cigarette and holding a bag of cough drops, Phoenix is getting pretty loose treatment for a guy who appears to have slept in his clothes for two days. But then...

13 Reasons "She Said" The Cramps

1. Lux Interior in his growling, yowling, screaming, microphone sucking, high heel wearing glory was the ultimate macho fey and the Pied Piper of kink. No longer...

American cinema isn't really that dangerously sexy anymore. It likes to pretend it is, and some stars will put it out there (in nude scenes, in magazine spreads, or simply in the work of Kate Winslet -- check the Night Porter...

Deborah Harry was born for fame; it just took her a little longer to achieve it.

Which makes one think: In our current youth-obsessed culture, it seems insane but quite possible that a woman...

There are three things most people think of when hearing the name Ricardo Montalban: "Fine Corinthian leather," Khan and, "Smiles, everyone, smiles." Though all three signature moments made him iconic, and all were excellent in...

Robert Mitchum, Lee Marvin, Steve McQueen -- fantastic faces, wonderful actors and the absolute kings of cool. They're gone. They're almost all gone. Leaving an empty hole and extra large snakeskin boots to...

2008, the year of death, decay and the wisdom of the beautiful loser. The year movie stars examined their own mortality and fading beauty via their on-screen personas (Brad Pitt, Mickey Rourke and Clint Eastwood, who managed to...

Written while sitting on a snowbound train somewhere in eastern Oregon.

Because (save for Nat King Cole) I'm almost sick of Christmas songs. And my "Sticky" has been "Fingers" over "Sweet" -- "Wild Horses" has been my tune of late. From my site,