The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Director: Jim Sharman Screenwriters: Richard O’Brien, Jim Sharman Starring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O’Brien, Patricia Quinn, Little Nell Campbell, Jonathan Adams, Peter Hinwood, Meat Loaf, Charles Gray Only one film has been in constant theatrical circulation since its release, and that’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show. […]
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Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) Director: Anne Fletcher Screenwriter: Jen D’Angelo Starring: Whitney Peak, Belissa Escobedo, Lilia Buckingham, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy Hocus Pocus 2 is a testament to nostalgia, girl power, and Walgreens. After an almost 30-year hiatus, the witchy franchise has dished up another potion of movie-making magic in the much-anticipated
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Hocus Pocus (1993) Director: Kenny Ortega Screenwriter: Neil Cuthbert Starring: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz, Thora Birch, Vinessa Shaw Hocus Pocus is an Autumn day incarnate. Set in Salem (the holy land of Halloween), the film is a cozy jaunt through costume parties and brightly lit cemeteries. This spooky classic is
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Don’t Worry Darling (2022) Director: Olivia Wilde Screenwriter: Katie Silberman Starring: Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde, Gemma Chan, Kiki Layne Don’t Worry Darling was destined to be a hot topic before even a second of footage rolled at a showing. The press coverage of the behind-the-scenes shenanigans has been utter chaos, from
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Parallel Mothers / Madres paralelas (2021) Director: Pedro Almodóvar Screenwriter: Pedro Almodóvar Starring: Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Julieta Serrano, Rossy de Palma While doing the festival circuit in 2021, Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film Parallel Mothers garnered a little controversy; not for any content in the film itself but for
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Casablanca (1942) Director: Michael Curtiz Screenwriters: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Peter Lorre, Dooley Wilson, Sydney Greenstreet It is remembered as one of the great movies of the Golden Era of Hollywood, is a jewel in the crown of studio Warner
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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) Director: Wes Anderson Screenwriters: Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson Starring: Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Danny Glover Following the critical lauding of Rushmore, Wes Anderson’s next feature The Royal Tenenbaums would prove to be one of his most creative and best-loved films. It appeared
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) Director: George C. Wolfe Screenwriter: Ruben Santiago-Hudson Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Jeremy Shamos, Jonny Coyne Summer, Chicago, 1927. Ma Rainey’s band await her arrival at a recording studio to put her latest album The Black Bottom on record. Tensions rise between the four band members as gutsy trumpet player
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) Director: Aaron Sorkin Screenwriter: Aaron Sorkin Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alex Sharp, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong, John Carroll Lynch, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Rylance, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Frank Langella Aaron Sorkin only comes out with something, either written or directed, every couple of years. So when he does bring
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This review was originally published by its author Sam Sewell-Peterson on SSP Thinks Film. The Assistant (2019/20) Director: Kitty Green Screenwriter: Kitty Green Starring: Julia Garner, Matthew Macfadyen, John Orsini, Noah Robbins, Kristine Froseth, Mackenzie Leigh, Purva Bedi There are plenty of films about the artistic side of filmmaking, but very few about the business
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