Per books like The Bad & the Beautiful: Hollywood in the Fifties or special features on the film’s Criterion Collection release, Charles Laughton looked to the past in defining the visual look of his ...

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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — West Virginia Writer Davis Alexander Grubb is most remembered for his 1953 novel “The Night of the Hunter,” which was adapted into a now classic movie in 1955, but it was far ...

Every night of live theater is an adventure. When things go right, it’s a thrill ride. When things go wrong, as they did at the final preview of Lyric Stage’s premiere of the musical adaptation of The ...

There's a lot of debate about what makes a movie a "Christmas movie." Must a film simply take place on or around Christmas? If so, we wouldn't have the yearly Die Hard debate. Is it a matter of tone?

In a nod to Charles Laughton's experimental 1955 film, "The Actor" cinematographer Joe Passarelli wasn't afraid to shoot the sky right up against the walls of the stage. “Anomalisa” explores Fregoli ...