The once-in-a-lifetime teaming of Mae West and W.C. Fields in My Little Chickadee had the potential for comic greatness: what emerged, though generally entertaining, was, in the words of critic Andrew Sarris, more funny strange than funny ha-ha. Mae…
Two adulterous lovers go from pillow talk to possible murder in this sexy, brain-teasing thriller. Mathieu Amalric directs and stars as Julien, a middle-aged salesman embroiled in a steamy love affair with a married woman who, after a round…
Producer/star Warren Beatty had to convince Warner Bros. to finance this film, which went on to become the studios second-highest grosser. It also caused major controversy by redefining violence in cinema and casting its criminal protagonists as sympathetic anti-heroes….
