Chris Williams is a writer with more than 20 years of experience writing about film. Almost a full 24 years ago, The Lord of the Rings came to the screen, Ridley Scott delivered a blistering war movie ...

In 1964, Stanley Kubrick was fresh off the success of his iconic black comedy political satire, Dr. Strangelove, bringing an end to a 10-year stretch that also included acclaimed films like Lolita and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1968, a film arrived unlike anything audiences had seen. Directed by Stanley Kubrick and written with science fiction author ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction masterpiece was released in 1968. Collection Christophel/Alamy 2001: A Space Odyssey is a landmark film in the history of cinema. It is a work of extraordinary ...

For context, it’s helpful to know that Trumbull was a groundbreaking effects artist whose striking short film, To the Moon and Beyond, shown at the 1964 World’s Fair, caught Kubrick’s attention and ...

While he landed his first acting role in the early 1980s with the cult classic Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Nicolas Cage – then still going by his given last name of Coppola – didn't achieve the ...

Sometimes the best-laid plans get laid to waste in a way you don’t expect. Released on September 7, 2001, director Stephen Herek’s musical dramedy Rock Star sought to rock cinemas nationwide. Loosely ...