Michael Mann brought a new sensibility to the American crime movie with this 1981 thriller that launched his career and defined the neon noir aesthetic.
Abel Ferarra’s grindhouse breakthrough is a femme-centered take on the vigilante revenge films of the seventies, set in the garment district of 1980 New York City.
Ridley Scott’s visionary reworking of Philip K. Dick’s novel may have flopped when it was released but it has become a science fiction touchstone and has colonized the imaginations of writers, directors, and die-hard fans of science fiction.
John Carpenter transformed Kurt Russell into an action hero with this clever sci-fi thriller where Manhattan has been turned into a high security island prison.
Harrison Ford steps into the battered fedora and leather jacket of the globetrotting archeologist adventurer in the rip-roaring tribute to the cliffhanger adventures of yesteryear from producer George Lucas and director Steven Spielberg.
Kermit the Frog hosts the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational variety show to ever hit prime time. Decades later, it’s still funny, fast-paced, utterly madcap, and tremendous fun.
John Travolta delivers his best performance as a movie sound technician who inadvertently records a murder in this beautifully directed conspiracy thriller.
