Signs of the push-pull of commerce and art that have always been present within TCMFF were more apparent this year.
Many reviews have pointed out that 42 is a very conventional screen biography of Jackie Robinson. It is.
Barbara Stanwyck needed only a look to inform you of her characters’ less than noble intentions.
In honor of what would have been Billy Wilder’s 100th birthday, NYC’s Film Forum is currently hosting a retrospective titled “Essential Wilder.”
Wilder’s movies are full of greedy characters out for themselves no matter what the cost.