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Remembering Pauline Kael: Greil Marcus, Roger Ebert, Allen Barra, Michael Sragow and Charles Taylor remember the influential critic's caustic wit, sharp opinions and boundless enthusiasm for film and writing.; Sep 3, 2001
"The Bridge on the River Kwai": Two takes on David Lean's epic masterpiece show how vastly different Hollywood's idea of great moviemakers was in 1957.; By Michael Sragow Jan 25, 2001
We three kings: The great works of Stanley Kubrick, Francis Ford Coppola and F.W. Murnau make today's movies look like bags of tricks or boxes of soap.; By Michael Sragow Jan 25, 2001
Directors from B to Z: "Panic" filmmaker Henry Bromell talks about low-budget independence, while Robert Zemeckis of "Cast Away" chimes in on big-studio clout.; By Michael Sragow Jan 18, 2001
Life is like a FedEx box: Tom Hanks says that until crisis strikes, you always know what you're going to get.; By Michael Sragow Jan 12, 2001
"The Graduate": Dustin Hoffman explains his method, his sequel and other notes behind this sweeping indictment of adulthood -- and swoony vision of triumphant youth.; By Michael Sragow Jan 10, 2001
An ornery kind of American heroism: Jason Robards became the most urban of characters, but I'll remember him for his saloon-bred hoarseness and his frontier purpose.; By Michael Sragow Jan 4, 2001
Pairs of pleasure: A much-pilloried year really wasn't so bad: Here's a top 10 list that's 17 movies long!; By Michael Sragow Dec 29, 2000
"Thirteen Days": This showdown on the nuclear frontier isn't about the U.S. vs. Cuba and the Soviets -- it's about the Kennedys vs. a vast old-man conspiracy.; By Michael Sragow Dec 25, 2000
Hostage to suspense: Russell Crowe is magnetic but the rest of the high-stakes kidnapping drama "Proof of Life" is a nail-biter without heart.; Read by Michael Sragow Dec 18, 2000
"Wuthering Heights": A DVD interview reveals Sir Laurence Olivier's acting advice for this wrenching classic: "The virgin presents the pelvis."; By Michael Sragow Dec 14, 2000
"You'll shoot your eye out, kid": Everything you need to know about the great yuletide standards, from "It's a Wonderful Life" to "A Christmas Story."; By Michael Sragow Dec 14, 2000
"Deliverance": An extra documentary suggests James Dickey wanted someone else to make his movie; give him credit for not squealing like a pig.; By Michael Sragow Dec 13, 2000
The terror games: Michael Sragow talks about the Academy Award-winning documentary "One Day in September," in which Palestinian terrorists capture and murder members of the Israeli Olympic team.; Read by Michael Sragow Dec 11, 2000
"Proof of Life": Russell Crowe, all ironclad irony and bedrock honesty, makes competence look sexy in this intriguing action movie.; By Michael Sragow Dec 8, 2000
Another "Hard Day's Night": Producer Walter Shenson tells how he gave director Richard Lester a ticket to ride. (The band just acted naturally.); By Michael Sragow Dec 7, 2000
Anarchic youths: Today the old Beatles flick "A Hard Day's Night" comes off as a satiric fairy tale, but it still has the vigor of a four-man hurricane.; Read by Michael Sragow Dec 4, 2000
"A demented peacock": Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush talks about "Quills," playing a great pervert and what's so funny about sadism.; By Michael Sragow Nov 30, 2000
Robert Downey Jr. deserves our love and protection: By Michael Sragow; Nov 30, 2000
Robert Downey Jr. deserves our love and protection: The most extravagantly gifted actor of his generation is also a drug addict who has harmed no one. Jailing him is as barbaric as treating the sick with leeches.; By Michael Sragow Nov 29, 2000
Muscular narrative: How Philip Kaufman turned his new Marquis de Sade film, "Quills," into "Shakespeare in Love" meets "Silence of the Lambs."; Read by Michael Sragow Nov 27, 2000
A plucking good time!: DVD News: "Chicken Run" is the instant animated classic that brought "The Great Escape" down on the farm with a bunch of intrepid chickens.; Read by Michael Sragow Nov 20, 2000
"The Harder They Come": Perry Henzell's gleeful rabble-rouser about a reggae outlaw returns with some of its original luster restored -- and then there's that killer soundtrack.; By Michael Sragow Nov 20, 2000
Charlie's dude: Director McG on why his "Charlie's Angels" is a kung fu "The Breakfast Club" with one part "Grease," some "Singin' in the Rain" and a bit of "Rocky." Or something like that.; By Michael Sragow Nov 16, 2000
"The Perfect Storm": A deluxe crash course in digital production -- and one that helps explain why director Wolfgang Petersen just couldn't grasp the subtlety of Sebastian Junger's book.; By Michael Sragow Nov 14, 2000

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