The Blu Spot

The Film: When most people think of the work of the great filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, they tend to think of his more popular fare, such...

The Film: Beloved star Jimmy Stewart and director Anthony Mann had quite the amazing collaboration between 1950 and 1955, making an...

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

The Film: Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich had quite an illustrious career that spanned over 50 years, giving us several notable classics like...

The Film: 45 years ago, Masahiro Shinoda's "Demon Pond" was unleashed in Japan. A rather curious blending of drama and fantasy, it may...

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: The 1980s were a rather odd time for Best Picture winners. There weren't exactly a lot of great choices made, though we did end...

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

The Show: Filmmaker Barry Jenkins officially kicked off his career about 20 years ago, delivering mostly short films that were moderately...

The Film: Just last year, two of the very best films of the year surprisingly ended up being remarkably well-made courtroom dramas, a...