film essay

The writer-director looks back on truths about life and love that she took from films she watched as a kid.

Now with his first feature playing in theaters, a director looks back to the start of his journey toward becoming a filmmaker.

A director whose documentary on the martial arts star was halted by his death, looks at Lee's remarkable life and achievements.

Because sometimes seeing a film straight just isn't the right choice...

25 years after its release, it's time for a critical reappraisal of Peter Bogdanovich's unfairly dismissed follow-up to his most famous film.

As his first feature comes out, a filmmaker looks back on what he learned from the iconoclast director.

An emerging writer-director recalls being taken under the wing of the late master of horror.

How Martin Brest's misunderstood masterpiece helped a goofball teenager find love, and his identity.

A master low-budget filmmaker celebrates the work of Andrew and Virginia Stone, the B-movie world's answer to Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville.

Hot tip: do not go to a Lars Von Trier movie on your first date.

A personal journey through life, cinema, and time.

The lesser-known films from horror's most prolific and successful production company may be even bolder and more exciting than its bigger titles.