The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, first took place in 1929. They remain the most prestigious honors in film, recognizing outstanding cinematic achievement while reflecting cultural trends and audience tastes. Over more than nine decades, more than 100 films have been nominated for Best Picture. Many of those nominees performed strongly at the … Read more

Sleeping Beauty (1959)Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Eric Larson, Wolfgang Reitherman, Les ClarkScreenwriters: Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, Milt BantaStarring: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy, Barbara Jo Allen, Taylor Holmes, Bill Thompson, Marvin Miller Disney has long held a dominant place in the world of … Read more

Sleeping Beauty (1959)Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Eric Larson, Wolfgang Reitherman, Les ClarkScreenwriters: Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, Milt BantaStarring: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy, Barbara Jo Allen, Taylor Holmes, Bill Thompson, Marvin Miller Disney’s output across the decades has left an indelible mark on … Read more

The Holdovers (2023)Director: Alexander PayneScreenwriter: David HemingsonStarring: Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston, Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley, Jim Kaplan, Michael Provost, Andrew Garmon, Naheem Garcia, Stephen Thorne, Gillian Vigman, Tate Donovan, Juanita Pearl Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers reunites him with Paul Giamatti and demonstrates the same keen eye for flawed, complicated characters … Read more

The Holdovers (2023)Director: Alexander PayneScreenwriter: David HemingsonStarring: Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston, Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley, Jim Kaplan, Michael Provost, Andrew Garmon, Naheem Garcia, Stephen Thorne, Gillian Vigman, Tate Donovan, Juanita Pearl Nearly two decades after their collaboration on Sideways, Alexander Payne and Paul Giamatti reunite in The Holdovers, a character-driven … Read more

Few films have shaped the cultural imagination as quietly and deeply as Blade Runner. When it opened in 1982 it received mixed reviews and modest box office returns, yet over time it has seeped into the cultural subconscious. Ridley Scott’s proto-cyberpunk neo-noir—following Harrison Ford’s Rick Deckard, a bounty hunter in 2019 assigned to track down … Read more

It’s difficult to name another film that has exerted such quiet, pervasive influence as Blade Runner. Although its initial release in 1982 brought mixed reviews and modest box-office returns, the film steadily infiltrated the cultural consciousness. Ridley Scott’s proto-cyberpunk neo-noir, starring Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard — a blade runner in 2019 charged with hunting … Read more

The Film Magazine to Remain Online for Six More Years Dearest readers, It is with enormous pride and heartfelt gratitude that I announce today, 22 January 2024, that The Film Magazine will remain online for an additional six years. Thanks to an extraordinary outpouring of support from readers, friends, and generous strangers, we have exceeded … Read more

Dearest Readers, It is with the utmost pride and honour that I write to inform you today, 22 January 2024, that The Film Magazine will remain online for at least six more years. This announcement comes after an extraordinary and deeply moving outpouring of support from our readers and friends, who answered our recent appeal … Read more

Dearest Readers, On Sunday 28 January 2024, The Film Magazine will cease to exist unless we secure immediate funding to cover essential renewal costs. Our zero-budget independent publication—home to more than 2.5 million freely accessible words on cinema—faces permanent removal from the internet if we cannot pay for hosting and security renewals. As of Sunday … Read more