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SUNSET BLVD. Decoded: Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up
When Joe first crosses the threshold of Norma’s mansion—still unaware of who lives there and how it will affect his life as an unfulfilled...
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS Decoded: Fascinating Evil
In the history of cinema, there has never been—and likely will not be for a long time—a character who has presented the dangerously fascinating...
8 SHOCKING CRIMINAL CASES Worthy Of A Film Adaptation
Mysterious, intriguing, unexplained—sometimes a sign of the times and a symbol of an era, other times so bizarre that they give rise to hundreds of...
PLANET OF THE APES: Everything You Need to Know About the 1968–2001 Saga
In 1963, nine years after writing the war epic The Bridge on the River Kwai, French writer Pierre Boulle published the science fiction novel Planet of...
BARRY LYNDON Unveiled: A Masterpiece from a Bygone Era
A teenage Irishman, Redmond Barry, falls in love with his cousin.
DEATH BECOMES HER Deciphered. Darkly Grotesque Fairy Tale
After his success with the Back to the Future trilogy and the live-action-animation crime spoof Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Robert Zemeckis was hailed as...
SPACEBALLS Deciphered. Brooks' Hilarious Sci-Fi Spoof
After this bombastic introduction, a spaceship appears before us, flying endlessly, with a design that looks like the wild dream of a drunk designer...
The ZODIAC Killings Decoded: Facts, Myths and Fincher’s Film
The true beginnings of the Zodiac case date back to October 1966, when a young student, Cheri Jo Bates, was murdered after leaving the library in...
NORTH BY NORTHWEST Deciphered: Hitch's Unparalleled Genius
Advertising agent Roger Thornhill, during a meeting with clients at the Plaza Hotel in New York, calls over a bellboy who is looking for a certain...