Regarded as one of Britain's most imaginative and technically brilliant film directors, John Boorman works in such diverse genres as supernatural horror, social comedy, science fiction, action-adventure, and the thriller. Often his films examine the...

Lee Marvin (1924–1987) brought a distinctive brand of amused and often bemused virility to over 60 action films from 1951 to 1986, the best of which are being shown by the Film Society of Lincoln Center from May 11 to May 24. Marvin won his...

Today is Thursday, Jan. 18, the 18th day of 2007. There are 347 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 18, 1912, English explorer Robert F. Scott and his expedition reached the South Pole, only to discover that Roald Amundsen had beaten them...

Selected home-video releases:"Death Proof"Quentin Tarantino's part of "Grindhouse," the double-feature he made with Robert Rodriguez, comes to DVD in a two-disc set, featuring an extended and unrated version of the film that runs about 30 minutes longer than the theatrical release. Kurt Russell stars as...

In 1967, a Time magazine cover story trumpeted “The Shock of Freedom in Films,” praising Hollywood’s belated embrace of the French New Wave. The article mostly paid enormous respects to Arthur Penn’s Bonnie and Clyde, but passing mention was made of how Mike Nichols’...