DVD Picks: 70 Years of 'Casablanca'
Film critic Bob Mondello recommends the 70th anniversary Blu-ray release of the movie that made Humphrey Bogart an icon.
Film critic Bob Mondello recommends the 70th anniversary Blu-ray release of the movie that made Humphrey Bogart an icon.
With the silent film The Artist in competition for this year’s Best Picture Oscar, Bob Mondello has been thinking about the pre-talkie era. As it happens, the last silent film to win for Best Picture has just been released on Blu-ray: the 1927 flying-ace epic Wings.
The holiday movie season offers a short break from the assault of summer blockbusters, and it’s the last chance for movie studios to push some of their award season contenders. Guest host Linda Wertheimer speaks with Washington Post movie critic Ann Hornaday about the films of this holiday season.
American film critic Pauline Kael was a brash, exuberant female writer at a time when most of her colleagues were buttoned up — and male.
In an effort to reclaim a movie market that’s been dominated by the likes of Netflix, Amazon and iTunes, Hollywood has come out with UltraViolet, a service that allows users to buy and store movies digitally. But the system has its problems.
Bob Mondello recommends a collection of Alfred Hitchcock films that reveal a master at work.
NPR’s Bob Mondello reviews the DVD release of five Hitchcock classics that’ll scare the yell out of you for Halloween.