filmmaking

Hotter Than July: Movies Where the Sun Is the Enemy

From sci-fi to horror, from John Carpenter to Gus Van Sant, whatever the genre, the sun is more than capable of being the ultimate bad guy

Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator’ Is Still a Terrible Movie

Relentless, baffling historical inaccuracies are the least of the Oscar winner’s many, many problems

The Best Movie Scores for When You Really Need to Get Some Work Done

Whether you’re working or studying, these tunes will shut out everything around you, allowing you to focus like never before

The Origin Story of Will Smith, King of Fourth of July

In the mid-1990s, the sitcom star and hip-hop lightweight was simply the Fresh Prince. But with ‘Independence Day,’ he remade himself as one of the all-time best summer action heroes.