J.B. Spins

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Brigitte Bardot movies probably contributed more to France’s trade balance than Peugeot and Citroen combi...

In the 1940’s, it took considerable effort to write poison pen letters. It was literally a matter of pen and ink. These days, it can be ...

Inspector Antoine makes Inspector Maigret look cheerful and chipper. The former was born into mean circumstances and his police career al...

It is maybe the most infamous unfinished film ever, with its poignancy heightened by its tragic star. Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno is ...

It would have been a case of an old master dramatically one-upping the young turks, but it was not to be. Instead, Henri-Georges Clouzot’s r...