'Animal House', one of the most beloved comedies of the last half century, was released on July 28, 1978. I happened to have been born on the very same day...
With the 20th Anniversary upon us, we take a look back at the unlikely, and often unsung, brilliance of 'South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut', and why it still holds as the series' peak.
It's not exactly a golden time for political satire, especially at the movies, but this month marks the 20th anniversary of 'Dick', a beautifully sharp satire of the Watergate scandal.
'Quiz Show' is an all-around triumph of filmmaking, and by far the best film Robert Redford has ever directed, and would likely be remembered more fondly if it didn't run into the buzzsaw that was 'Forrest Gump'/'Pulp Fiction' of that same year.
While Disney is somewhat notorious for self-mythologizing, 'Waking Sleeping Beauty' did depict some illuminating things. And it’s especially fascinating, a decade later, now that Disney holds a dominant position in Hollywood once again.
'Workingman’s Dead', one of The Grateful Dead's most influential albums will be getting a remastered reissue on both CD and vinyl and will be appended with a dual live version of the album from 1971.
Judd Apatow's comedy, which marks its 15th anniversary this week, has become known as one of the funnier and more charming comedies of the new century. But it's also notable as the start of many things that we now take for granted.
If you can get past the part about one of the main characters being named "Isis," 'Bring It On' holds up incredibly well.
'A History of Violence' was a significant motion picture for quite a few reasons.It represented David Cronenberg's resurgence, after a few flops in a row, and it's one of the best films ever adapted from a graphic novel.
Christopher Guest had quite a run in the late '90s and early 2000s, producing a series of very funny mockumentaries; the most successful of which being 'Best in Show.' Let's take a look back at this oft-overlooked comedy.
I’ve often criticized and made fun of the notion that a movie from another era “could not be made today.” But 'Waiting…,' certainly, could not be. And that’s mostly because of the P*nis Showing Game.
Barry Sonnenfeld's 'Get Shorty', which arrived in theaters 25 years ago last month, was one of the most purely entertaining studio comedies of the 1990s.
The Muppets' first foray into the movies is coming back to the theater on 700 screens around the country for two days only.
'Forrest Gump' arrived 25 years ago and became a phenomenon almost immediately, but, as with most mainstream hits of the past, not everyone loved it, and there has been a very vocal anti-Gump contingent essentially all along.
1999 was a special time for movies and 'American Beauty' is one whose reputation has waxed and waned over time, as has my impression of it as I’ve re-watched it over the years. But there are several reasons 'American Beauty' isn’t a fun movie to think about these days.
'Ski Patrol' was released 30 years ago last month and while it's considerably dated in many ways, it remains a screamingly funny movie - granted you love physical gags and nutshots.
On Earth Day 30 years ago there was a star-studded prime time special known as 'The Earth Day Special.' It was weird as hell, full of big name celebrities, and even bigger levels of cringe, but, it’s indisputable that we’d all be in a better spot right now if we’d listened Bette Midler.
Seven years after the first 'Die Hard' - and 25 years ago this month - came 'Die Hard With a Vengeance', a major departure from its usual formula and by far the best of the franchise's four sequels.
The original album tracks will be newly remastered by The Doors' longtime engineer and mixer Bruce Botnick and will be accompanied by a biographical comic book.
The second annual concert in honor of John Lennon's birthday will be streaming live this year and all proceeds will go to War Child UK.
Francis Ford Coppola oversaw the changes himself and created a new beginning and ending, and rearranged some scenes, shots, and music cues to create a more appropriate conclusion to the famed trilogy.
10 years ago Aaron Sorkin brought the origin story of Facebook to the big screens, and looking back it, the film deserves credit for being one of the early ones to get a good handle on the more rotten nature of Zuckerberg, years before most.
Though it paints Alan Dershowitz as a hero, 'Reversal of Fortune' was a fascinating "true story" legal procedural that examined both loveless blue blood marriages, and of the conundrum of lawyers defending a client who very well may be guilty.
'Morning Glory'. which was released 10 years ago last week, is a TV news comedy that has a lot of charms and grapples with the loss of the soul of the news business.