The following article was written by my friend and colleague Alonso Duralde. You can learn more about him HERE. NEW ON 4K/BLU/DVD IN SEPTEMBER: SUPERMAN, WES ANDERSON, PEKING OPERA BLUES, AIRPORT 1975, AND MORE! NEW RELEASE WALL Superman (WBD): At a moment where superhero fatigue was hitting audiences in a major way, James Gunn’s sharp, colorful,…

Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy

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ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy

Do you find yourself absorbing the day’s latest news and feel like screaming? Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson found another solution: making One Battle After Another, a film so outrageous—yet so timely—that it seems to say, “Don’t scream…just laugh at the sheer absurdity of it all.” That he has pulled this off so expertly should come as no…

Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy

27.09.2025

THE LONG WALK – Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy

Does anyone out there remember They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? That 1969 film was based on a 1935 novel by Horace McCoy, inspired by the bizarre Depression-era craze of dance marathons. Slick entrepreneurs would hire out a ballroom or auditorium and cash customers would root for the couples who tried to stay upright on the dance floor…

Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy

06.10.2025

MY NEW BOOK—FROM A NEW PUBLISHER – Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy

There’s a new publisher in town, and he’s cast a wide net: not only is he commissioning new manuscripts from a field of seasoned writers and directors; he’s also finding unpublished material by filmmakers ranging from Alexander Mackendrick to Abbas Kiarostami. Paul Cronin is the mastermind behind The Sticking Place (Google it to find its…

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THE LONG WALK – Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy

MY NEW BOOK—FROM A NEW PUBLISHER – Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy

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