The Sure Thing

Rob Reiner has had a rollercoaster of a career, having directed three of the best 80's comedies America has to offer, and later giving us a long, long string of terrible clunkers that impressed neither critics nor audiences alike. But somewhere in that mess lies a sweet, forgotten little comedy that made John Cusack a …

Roxie Hart

Chicago is one of the biggest musical hits in history, yet few remember its roots: a play by the same name based on real-life events in the 20's when the American press converted several murdering females into overnight celebs. But way back in 1942, the great William Wellman turned that play into a film- a …

Small Town Girl

Screwball comedies officially began in 1934 with the advent of the Hayes Code- a self-censoring list of things movies could not show, as a response to the rapid increase of both sex and violence in Hollywood (and the big public outcry that came as a result.) Not being able to talk about sex maturely, filmmakers …