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Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho' was unleashed on this day in 1960. @mousterpiece.bsky.social explains why its ad campaign was so innovative: crookedmarquee.com/psycho-at-60...

In its first hour, “‘Smooth Talk’ is intimate and lived-in,” @ceilidhann.bsky.social writes. “If that were all the film was, it would still be an astute portrait of feminine adolescence. But then the third act turns up.” crookedmarquee.com/smooth-talk-...

‘Hackers,’ released 30 years ago today, is in many ways a mid-‘90s relic. But it also predicted much about the way we choose to see and present ourselves in the not-so-real world, @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social writes: crookedmarquee.com/hackers-was-...

“Coming from Italy, ‘Il Postino’ (aka ‘The Postman’ – not to be confused with that 1997 epic flop directed by and starring Kevin Costner) was a charming romantic dramedy that Harvey Weinstein was hellbent on turning into a hit,” @unclecrizzle.bsky.social writes.

“The Lawnmower Man”was released on this day in 1992. It’s one of two sci-fi films that may have predicted our Extremely Online present: crookedmarquee.com/the-cautiona...

“Chaplin fans and other viewers coming to his 1931 feature ‘City Lights,’” @travelswithbrindle.bsky.social writes, “would have seen a film that used a lush score and humorous sound effects to enhance a hilarious and ultimately poignant comedy.”

The meditative documentary “Pompei: Below the Clouds” offers a view into life in the shadow of a volcano. Our review:

The late Rob Reiner was born on this day in 1947. Jason Reitman’s 2020 lockdown remake of Reiner’s fantasy comedy classic “The Princess Bride” may be the best and most heartfelt tribute to his legacy. crookedmarquee.com/the-gentle-k...

With the Oscars around the corner, this month’s look at the cinematic misdeeds of Miramax returns to a movie lost to time: the 1995 Best Picture nominee "Il Postino," which served as a dry run for the success of “Life is Beautiful.” crookedmarquee.com/harveys-hell...

“Onward,” Pixar’s 22nd animated feature (released on this day in 2020), was the end of an era in more ways than one. crookedmarquee.com/when-pixar-l...

‘City Lights’ (released 95 years ago this weekend) stands as one of the great films of the late silent era, a testament to the potent universality of Charlie Chaplin’s vision. crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...

“One sees the seeds of what would come to define Kelly’s greatness on screen: an ability to maintain a regal air while offering a deep, relatable humanity,” @willdigravio.bsky.social writes of Grace Kelly’s film debut in ‘Fourteen Hours,’ released 75 years ago today: buff.ly/XHs44M7

On this day in 2004, Todd Phillips turned a classic TV show into his funniest movie: “Starsky & Hutch.” crookedmarquee.com/starsky-hutc...