Production Company(ies)
Paramount Pictures,
 
Distributor
Paramount Pictures, Warner Home Vídeo, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Carolina Apartments, Market Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for strong disturbing violent and sexual content, some graphic nudity, and pervasive language
 
Year of Release
1986
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Hope Lange, Dean Stockwell, directed by David Lynch, written by David Lynch, produced by Fred C Caruso, drama, R rating, box office gross $8.6M, reviewed by Derek Malcolm, David Jenkins, Peter Bradshaw, Melissa Anderson, Pauline Kael, Sheila Benson, David Reddish, Brian Eggert, Sean Burns, Tom Meek, Mike Massie, Octavi Marti, Kyle MacLachlan as Jeffrey Beaumont, Isabella Rossellini as Dorothy Valens, Dennis Hopper as Frank Booth, Laura Dern as Sandy Williams, Fred C Caruso as producer, David Lynch as writer and director, Dolby sound mix, Paramount Pictures, Warner Home Vídeo, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc as distributors, severed ear, mystery, detective’s daughter, lounge singer, sexually depraved psychopath, surreal, subversive, film storytelling, psychosexual symbolism, film noir, linear approach, satire, psychosexual motivations, dreams, nightmares, Roy Orbison’s “In Dreams”, neo-noir style, classic mystery ideas, dark, creative, intriguing, top horror movies, RT Podcasts, most anticipated movies, best Netflix series, renewed & cancelled TV shows 2022
 

Cast & Crew

Kyle MacLachlan

Isabella Rossellini

Dennis Hopper

Laura Dern

Hope Lange

Jeffrey Beaumont

Dorothy Valens

Frank Booth

Sandy Williams

Mrs. Williams

CAST & CREW
– Kyle MacLachlan as Jeffrey Beaumont
– Isabella Rossellini as Dorothy Valens
– Dennis Hopper as Frank Booth
– Laura Dern as Sandy Williams
– Hope Lange as Mrs. Williams
– Dean Stockwell as Ben
– Fred C. Caruso – Producer
– David Lynch – Director/Writer

 

David Lynch

David Lynch

Fred C. Caruso

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
David Lynch
 
Writer(s)
David Lynch
 
Producer(s)
Fred C. Caruso

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
18 wins & 18 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

Derek Malcolm

David Jenkins

Peter Bradshaw

Melissa Anderson

Pauline Kael

Guardian

Little White Lies

Village Voice

New Yorker

Los Angeles Times

BLUE VELVET
  All Critics (80) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (76) | Rotten (4)
  Love it or hate it, see it you must.
 
  April 9, 2020
 
  Derek Malcolm
  Guardian
  TOP CRITIC
  Every viewing yields new insights. A berserko modern classic.
 
  December 2, 2016 | Rating: 5/5
 
  David Jenkins
  Little White Lies
  TOP CRITIC
  The film releases a toxic narcosis of fear.
 
  December 1, 2016 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Peter Bradshaw
  Guardian
  TOP CRITIC
  Three decades after its initial release, David Lynch’s Blue Velvet has lost none of its power to derange, terrify, and exhilarate.
 
  March 22, 2016
 
  Melissa Anderson
  Village Voice
  TOP CRITIC
  The charged erotic atmosphere makes the film something of a hallucination, but Lynch’s humor keeps breaking through, too.
 
  March 15, 2015
 
  Pauline Kael
  New Yorker
  TOP CRITIC
  Shocking, visionary, rapturously controlled, its images of innocence and a dark, bruising sexuality drop straight into our unconscious where they rest like depth charges.
 
  November 14, 2014
 
  Sheila Benson
  Los Angeles Times
  TOP CRITIC
  Rossellini gives one of the bravest, most uninhibited performances weve ever seen. Movies dont get more stylish or twisted than Blue Velvet. Love it, hate it, laugh or scream: all reactions are totally valid.
 
  March 20, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
 
  David Reddish
  Queerty
  To watch Blue Velvet is not to see only the dreadful, ugly parts of America; it’s about seeing the world itself from a unique angle, which is to say, from the surreal perspective of David Lynch.
 
  February 23, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
 
  Brian Eggert
  Deep Focus Review
  Thirty-five years later it’s still almost impossible to sit through and even more difficult to look away from.
 
  January 14, 2022
 
  Sean Burns
  Crooked Marquee
  My favorite Stockwell turn, and I think everyone’s favorite, was as a foppish nightclub singer crooning Roy Orbison’s “In Dreams” in David Lynch’s edgy, atmospheric signature work…
 
  November 19, 2021
 
  Tom Meek
  Cambridge Day
  While many of Lynch’s films are bizarre just for the sake of being bizarre, this one appears purposeful as an excavation of disconcerting characters in threatening situations.
 
  August 31, 2020 | Rating: 9/10
 
  Mike Massie
  Gone With The Twins
  Blue Velvet is a nightmare, or better yet, a reverie on the dark side of desire. [Full Review in Spanish]
 
  March 10, 2020
 
  Octavi Marti
  El Pais (Spain)…

 

Plot
College student Jeffrey Beaumont returns to his idyllic hometown of Lumberton to manage his father’s hardware store while his father is hospitalized. Walking though a grassy meadow near the family home, Jeffrey finds a severed human ear. After an initial investigation, lead police Detective John Williams advises Jeffrey not to speak to anyone about the case as they investigate further. Detective Williams also tells Jeffrey that he cannot divulge any information about what the police know. Detective Williams’ high school aged daughter, Sandy Williams, tells Jeffrey what she knows about the case from overhearing her father’s private conversations on the matter: that it has to do with a nightclub singer named Dorothy Vallens, who lives in an older apartment building near the Beaumont home. His curiosity getting the better of him, Jeffrey, with Sandy’s help, decides to find out more about the woman at the center of the case by breaking into Dorothy’s apartment while he knows she’s at work. What Jeffrey finds is a world unfamiliar to him, one that he doesn’t truly understand but one that he is unable to deny the lure of despite the inherent dangers of being associated with a possible murder. Still, he is torn between this world and the prospect of a relationship with Sandy, the two who are falling for each other, despite Sandy already being in a relationship with Mike, the school’s star football player.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Dennis Hopper’s performance as Frank Booth is “an Oscar-worthy performance” according to Fresh Kernels.
 

 
David-Lynch.jpg

 
Production Company(ies)
Warner Bros.,
 
Distributor
Orion Pictures
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden – 421 East 61st Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
PG-13
 
Year of Release
1986
 

 
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey, Dianne Wiest, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow, Woody Allen, Carrie Fisher, directed by Woody Allen, written by Woody Allen, comedy, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Dolores Barclay, David Robinson, Gene Siskel, Sheila Benson, Jay Boyar, Desmond Ryan, Scott Nye, Renee Schonfeld, Joe Baltake, Candice Russell, Philip Kemp, Andrew Collins, PG-13, Robert Greenhut, Orion Pictures, Thanksgiving, family, relationships, love, infidelity, career, hypochondria, Svengali, artist, producer, MPAA rating, ensemble cast, emotional, poignant, humorous, romantic comedy, Annie Hall, memorable, Chekhovian, fragility of human emotions, multi-stranded, near-nepotistic, warm, consummate skill, universal, rare clown, gifted ensemble, best movie, perfect movie, fully realized characters, aspiring filmmakers, structure, satisfying ways, brilliant comedy, unbearable poignance, mature comic-drama, imperfect family, strained marital conversation, fury of a breakup, tentativeness of starting a romance, wry insights
 

Cast & Crew

Woody Allen

Mia Farrow

Michael Caine

Carrie Fisher

Barbara Hershey

Mickey Sachs

Hannah

Elliot

April

Lee

Woody Allen – Mickey Sachs
Mia Farrow – Hannah
Michael Caine – Elliot
Carrie Fisher – April
Barbara Hershey – Lee
Lloyd Nolan – Evan

 

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Robert Greenhut

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Woody Allen
 
Writer(s)
Woody Allen
 
Producer(s)
Robert Greenhut

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Won 3 Oscars
27 wins & 26 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Writing Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Winners, Oscar Winners
 

Top Reviews

Dolores Barclay

David Robinson

Gene Siskel

Sheila Benson

Jay Boyar

Associated Press

Times (UK)

Chicago Tribune

Los Angeles Times

Orlando Sentinel

HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
  All Critics (56) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (51) | Rotten (5)
  Is Hannah and Her Sisters, the 14th movie written and directed by Allen, worth the wait? No.
 
  October 22, 2018
 
  Dolores Barclay
  Associated Press
  TOP CRITIC
  Allen is one of the rare clowns with the gift of discovering the universal upon his own doorstep.
 
  December 31, 2017
 
  David Robinson
  Times (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  The marvel of Hannah and Her Sisters is just how many fully realized characters and relationships Allen is able to weave into the fabric of this extraordinarily well-written film. This script is one to be studied by aspiring filmmakers.
 
  February 10, 2014 | Rating: 4/4
 
  Gene Siskel
  Chicago Tribune
  TOP CRITIC
  Perfection is boring, but boring is the very last word to describe Hannah and Her Sisters, which just may be a perfect movie.
 
  February 10, 2014
 
  Sheila Benson
  Los Angeles Times
  TOP CRITIC
  Hannah and Her Sisters is structured ingeniously so that seemingly separate stories eventually merge in satisfying ways.
 
  February 10, 2014
 
  Jay Boyar
  Orlando Sentinel
  TOP CRITIC
  Hannah and Her Sisters is also filmmaking of consummate skill and emotional range. It encompasses brilliant comedy and almost unbearable poignance — often in the same scene.
 
  February 10, 2014 | Rating: 4/4
 
  Desmond Ryan
  Philadelphia Inquirer
  TOP CRITIC
  The finest film I’ve seen from the year I was born remains quite a thing indeed.
 
  December 8, 2020
 
  Scott Nye
  Battleship Pretension
  Brilliant but mature comic-drama about an imperfect family.
 
  January 28, 2015 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Renee Schonfeld
  Common Sense Media
  This gifted ensemble works hard to make Hannah and Her Sisters the best movie of the year so far, perhaps the best that Allen has ever made.
 
  February 10, 2014
 
  Joe Baltake
  Philadelphia Daily News
  Allen`s ear for the strained marital conversation, the fury of a breakup and the tentativeness of starting a romance is impeccable.
 
  February 10, 2014
 
  Candice Russell
  South Florida Sun-Sentinel
  The film weaves a rich Chekhovian mix, full of wry insights into the fragility of human emotions.
 
  February 10, 2014 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Philip Kemp
  Total Film
  [A] warm, multi-stranded, near-nepotistic family saga that contains the usual awkward dates, clandestine meetings and failed marriages.
 
  February 10, 2014 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Andrew Collins
  Radio Times…

 

Plot
Hannah and Her Sisters follows the lives of three sisters and their romantic relationships over the course of three Thanksgiving dinners.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Woody Allen not only directed Hannah and Her Sisters, but he also starred in it as Mickey Sachs.
 

 
Woody-Allen.jpg

 
Production Company(ies)
Government of West Bengal
 
Distributor
Orion Pictures, New Yorker Films
 
Release Type

 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
PG
 
Year of Release
1984
 

 
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
 
Keyword(s)
Sugar Cane Alley, PG, Comedy, Drama, French (Canada), directed by Euzhan Palcy, written by Euzhan Palcy and Joseph Zobel, starring Garry Cadenat, Darling Legitimus, Douta Seck, produced by Michel Loulergue, Jean-Luc Ormières, Alix Régis, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Laurie Horn, David Robinson, Derek Malcolm, Nigel Andrews, Janet Maslin, Bob Lundegaard, Philip French, Noel Taylor, Tom Long, George Williams, Bruce Bailey, PG rating, Martinique, African slaves, scholarship, high school, village elder, texture, sepia-toned print, Martinique sun, poetry, protest, warmth, funeral scene, hope, oppression, moral tale, innocence, justice, eye for detail, color, ensemble, pipe-smoking grandmother
 

Cast & Crew

Garry Cadenat

Jose

Darling Legitimus

M’Man Tine

Douta Seck

Garry Cadenat

Darling Legitimus

Douta Seck

Euzhan Palcy

Joseph Zobel

Garry Cadenat – Jose
Darling Legitimus – M’Man Tine
Douta Seck – Medouze
Euzhan Palcy – Director, Screenwriter
Joseph Zobel – Screenwriter
Michel Loulergue – Producer
Jean-Luc Ormières – Producer
Alix Régis – Producer

 

Euzhan Palcy

Euzhan Palcy

Michel Loulergue

Jean-Luc Ormières

Alix Régis

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Euzhan Palcy
 
Writer(s)
Euzhan Palcy, Joseph Zobel
 
Producer(s)
Michel Loulergue, Jean-Luc Ormières, Alix Régis

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Laurie Horn

David Robinson

Derek Malcolm

Nigel Andrews

Janet Maslin

Miami Herald

Times (UK)

Guardian

Financial Times

New York Times

SUGAR CANE ALLEY
  All Critics (40) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (40)
  Sometimes the best thing about a movie is its ability to create a sense of texture Sugar Cane Alley is textural in almost every aspect.
 
  May 7, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
 
  Laurie Horn
  Miami Herald
  TOP CRITIC
  It is, what is more. the most attractive and optimistic film at present on show in London. Which is not to sav that it is without ferocity.
 
  May 7, 2021
 
  David Robinson
  Times (UK)
  TOP CRITIC
  Even the superb sepia-toned print seems to be enjoying itself, basking in the Martinique sun as Palcy illustrates her theme with bold and confident brushstrokes.
 
  May 7, 2021
 
  Derek Malcolm
  Guardian
  TOP CRITIC
  Palcy’s film is as strong on poetry as on protest.
 
  May 7, 2021
 
  Nigel Andrews
  Financial Times
  TOP CRITIC
  Euzhan Palcy brings so much warmth to her film Sugar Cane Alley that even a funeral scene midway through has an unexpected sweetness.
 
  May 7, 2021
 
  Janet Maslin
  New York Times
  TOP CRITIC
  Like many (perhaps most?) great works of art, it’s depressing and exalting, showing us the backbreaking life of the native cane harvesters in the 1930s and the attempt of one radiantly sunny boy named Jose to escape that life through education.
 
  May 7, 2021
 
  Bob Lundegaard
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  TOP CRITIC
  I don’t think anyone could leave this wonderful film without feeling more hopeful about the possibilities of the world around us.
 
  May 7, 2021
 
  Philip French
  Observer (UK)
  Effortlessly enchanting.
 
  May 7, 2021
 
  Noel Taylor
  Ottawa Citizen
  Sugar Cane Alley is a well-felt film that focuses on hope rather than despair in the face of oppression, a moral tale that works because of its own sense of innocence and belief in justice.
 
  May 7, 2021
 
  Tom Long
  Santa Cruz Sentinel
  Though Palcy is young and virtually untried, you never get the feeling you are in the hands of anyone but a masterful filmmaker.
 
  May 7, 2021 | Rating: 4/4
 
  George Williams
  Sacramento Bee
  An intriguing but depressing film.
 
  May 7, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
  Bruce Bailey
  Montreal Gazette
  Palcy’s eye for detail and color make this film something quite special. She’s elicited wonderful performances from an ensemble headed by Garry Cadenat as Jose and Darling Legitimus as his indomitable, pipe-smoking grandmother.
 
  May 7, 2021
 
  Lou Lumenick
  Bergen Record (New Jersey)…

 

Plot
In 1930s Martinique, a young boy named Jose, living with his grandmother in a small village, wins a scholarship to a prestigious high school in the capital, bringing with him the wisdom of his village and the stories of African slaves.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Darling Legitimus plays the role of M’Man Tine in Sugar Cane Alley.
 

 
Euzhan-Palcy.jpg

 
Production Company(ies)
Fantasy Films, Bryna Productions N.V., Zvaluw
 
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)
271 North Coastal Highway, Midway, Georgia, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
R
 
Year of Release
1984
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama
 
Keyword(s)
Loveless, Russian, divorce, family, estranged couple, new partners, missing son, drama, Andrey Zvyagintsev, directed by, Oleg Negin, written by, Gleb Fetisov, Sergey Melkumov, Alexander Rodnyansky, produced by, R, MPAA rating, box office, gross USA, $564.1K, critic reviews, reviewed by, Ben Sachs, Wenlei Ma, Paul Byrnes, David Stratton, Marc Savlov, David Edelstein, Milana Vujkov, Olly Richards, Dan Buffa, Richard Propes, Andrew Gaudion, Lola On Film, actor names, starring Maryana Spivak, Alexey Rozin, Matvey Novikov, Marina Vasileva, Andris Keishs, Daria Pisareva, producer names, genre, drama, original language, Russian, release date, theaters, Feb 16, 2018 Limited, release date, streaming, Jun 12, 2018, sound mix, Dolby Digital, aspect ratio, Scope (2.35:1)
 

Cast & Crew

Maryana Spivak

Alexey Rozin

Matvey Novikov

Marina Vasileva

Andris Keishs

Zhenya

Boris

Alyosha

Masha

Anton

Maryana Spivak – Zhenya
Alexey Rozin – Boris
Matvey Novikov – Alyosha
Marina Vasileva – Masha
Andris Keishs – Anton
Daria Pisareva – Dasha

 

Andrey Zvyagintsev

Oleg Negin

Gleb Fetisov

Sergey Melkumov

Alexander Rodnyansky

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Andrey Zvyagintsev
 
Writer(s)
Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev
 
Producer(s)
Gleb Fetisov, Sergey Melkumov, Alexander Rodnyansky

 

Film Festivals
Cannes, Telluride, Toronto
 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

Ben Sachs

Wenlei Ma

Paul Byrnes

David Stratton

Marc Savlov

Chicago Reader

News.com.au

Sydney Morning Herald

The Australian

Austin Chronicle

LOVELESS
  All Critics (186) | Top Critics (56) | Fresh (176) | Rotten (10)
  The director may be a master at setting a mood, but his insights here don’t cut especially deep.
 
  March 9, 2020
 
  Ben Sachs
  Chicago Reader
  TOP CRITIC
  An emotionally stark indictment of middle class malaise and the broken promises of an empire, Loveless is one of the best films you’ll see this year.
 
  May 11, 2018 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
  Wenlei Ma
  News.com.au
  TOP CRITIC
  It’s a kind of thriller, but without easy resolution. Zvyagintsev does not deal in reassurance: there is none to be had in this cold, hard place.
 
  April 25, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Paul Byrnes
  Sydney Morning Herald
  TOP CRITIC
  Is this what Russia is really like today? Obviously there’s more to it than this, but this cold yet extremely gifted director’s dissection of his society is never less than riveting.
 
  April 20, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
 
  David Stratton
  The Australian
  TOP CRITIC
  All three leads give subtly wrenching performances that wouldn’t have been out of place in Ingmar Bergman’s oeuvre.
 
  March 29, 2018 | Rating: 3/5
 
  Marc Savlov
  Austin Chronicle
  TOP CRITIC
  Loveless is about a state of mind, a lament, an indictment of crimes against the human spirit.
 
  March 26, 2018
 
  David Edelstein
  New York Magazine/Vulture
  TOP CRITIC
  Zvyagintsev’s eulogy to humanity lost (…) an absence, rather than a presence. A dark jewel, which, when observed against the light, shows no reflection.
 
  July 29, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Milana Vujkov
  Lola On Film
  It’s a devastating drama about losing something you didn’t appreciate until you lost it, possibly forever.
 
  April 29, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
  Olly Richards
  NME
  Loveless deserves its place at the table of taut, realistic, and brutally honest thrillers.
 
  November 10, 2020
 
  Dan Buffa
  KSDK News (St. Louis)
  It’s a masterpiece from a filmmaker coming to be known for masterpieces.
 
  September 15, 2020 | Rating: 4.0/4.0
 
  Richard Propes
  TheIndependentCritic.com
  This bleak depiction of modern day Russia is successful on numerous fronts, from being both a searing comment on the deep dissatisfaction that resides in the Russian public and as a thriller the likes of Fincher would be proud of.
 
  August 30, 2020 | Rating: 5/5
 
  Andrew Gaudion
  THN
  A fascinating if heart-breaking study.
 
  June 2, 2020
 
  David Lamble
  Bay Area Reporter…

 

Plot
It’s circa 1959/1960 in the rural American south. A group of six bikers is heading to Daytona to watch the races, they having made plans to convene at a prearranged stop along Hwy. 17 so that they can ride down together. That stop – a town where no one would make the conscious decision to live – could be mistaken solely for a truck stop in being a proverbial blip along the road. Their stay is extended for what is estimated to be a day when one them, Hurley, has to make necessary repairs to his motorcycle, this delay which doesn’t sit well with many of the other five in having to endure the boredom of the town. While some of the townsfolk they encounter see them as an injection of excitement in what is otherwise a proverbial backwater, most consider them no better than animals in not wanting to deal with them at all. One of the townsfolk, teenage Telena, hooks up with one of the bikers, Vance, she already used to danger of a different kind in being the daughter of an abusive father, wealthy widowed Tarver, who in some respects rules the town in regulating the flow of oil to the local service station. While many of the encounters between the bikers and the townsfolk have the potential to be explosive, it is that between Vance and Telena which may be the one, if any, to set off the fuse to the powder keg.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Loveless stars Maryana Spivak as Zhenya, Alexey Rozin as Boris, and Matvey Novikov as Alyosha.
 

 
Andrey-Zvyagintsev.jpg