Every year, 2020 being the exception, millions of people all over the world gather around their television sets to watch the Eurovision Song Contest, a music competition that isn’t simply limited to the European continent. …
Roy Cohn was a real son of a bitch. At least, that’s the kindest way to describe the prominent New York City attorney whose career happened to span some of the most shameful incidents of …
What’s past is prologue, especially in America. In the past weeks we’ve seen the streets of American cities transformed by waves of protests against police brutality following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. …
Over the course of the past couple decades, Judd Apatow has become a cornerstone of American comedy. As a writer, producer, and director, Apatow has lifted younger comedic voices, and that trend continues with Apatow’s …
Over the past decade, comedians Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan with director Michael Winterbottom have been uniting for a series of semi-fictional travelogues through European countries as they exchange witty banter, soak up the gorgeous …
With his early films, writer-director John Waters built up a reputation as a master of shock cinema. He was dubbed “The Prince of Puke” and “The Pope of Trash” after his outrageous films including Multiple …
Ernst Lubitsch was one of the pioneers of cinema, beloved for his films brimming with elegance and wit. He was adored by his colleagues, including Billy Wilder who found himself getting his big break writing …
As the works of John Carpenter, especially his wrongly maligned late-period films, have undergone a critical reevaluation, Shout! Factory, through their horror imprint Scream Factory, have been at the forefront by continually reissuing films from …
The Beatles were a force of nature, a hurricane of sound that changed the world. It’s almost impossible to truly factor in just how much the Fab Four redefined pop culture, and the breadth of …