From the Film Vault
Program Notes: The Black Stallion (1979)
Calling The Black Stallion one of the best films ever for children doesn’t do it justice. It's simply one of the best films ever made. Period. This film is so subtle, so beautiful, so emotionally satisfying that it cannot be forgotten.
Film Series Intro: Mondays with Milos
Milos Forman was born in Czechoslovakia, orphaned during World War II, and educated in a Communist film school. So how did he end up being one of the most celebrated American filmmakers of his generation?
Program Notes: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood is one of the greatest swashbuckling movies of all time. It's became the film against which all Robin Hood movies must be judged. It has yet to be knocked from its perch.
New on DVD: Senna (2010)
Nearly two decades after his death the short, colorful racing career of Brazilian Ayrton Senna somehow seems bigger than ever. Especially now that we have Senna, an exciting (if hagiographic) documentary biography from ESPN Films.
Program Notes: Broken Flowers (2005)
Broken Flowers is a minimalist masterpiece. A deadpan comedy about a womanizer on a quest to understand who and what he is, it's so delicately understated that it makes other films feel like a force-feeding session.
