The Blu Spot

The Film: Todd Haynes is another one of those filmmakers who's not exactly a household name, at least not among more casual movie-going audiences, but over the past 35 years, he's delivered several well-received films that have included "Far from Heaven" (which earned him an Oscar nod for Best Original Screenplay), "I'm Not There," and "Carol" (for which he received BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for Best Director). One of his earliest projects, his second film in fact, w

The Film: Stanley Kubrick, considered by many to be the greatest director in the history of cinema, delivered many masterpieces...

The Film: Writer/director Paul Schrader may not be a household name to most (at least to those that aren't film buffs), but even if...

The Film: Godzilla has faced numerous foes throughout a remarkable span of 70 years and dozens of films, with some of the most popular...

The Film: We once again return to beloved writer/director Wim Wenders, the man behind such highly-regarded narrative features as "Wings...

The Film: When Andrew Haigh's "All of Us Strangers" premiered at Telluride last year, it was immediately met with glowing reviews that...

The Film: Over 50 years ago, filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville, writer/director of such acclaimed classics as "Bob le Flambeur" and "Army of...

The Film: There are times when a film can best be described simply as a kind of mood, a film where the plot is not particularly...

The Films: Satyajit Ray has long been considered by many to be the most influential voice in Indian cinema over the last several decades....

The Film: Just three years before Martin Scorsese gave us what is considered his first masterpiece ("Taxi Driver"), he directed and...