From the Film Vault

From the Film Vault Blog

New on the DVD Shelves: Exporting Raymond (2010)

Exporting Raymond movie poster

When Everybody Loves Raymond ended its run after nine years and 210 episodes, creator Phil Rosenthal began thinking about whether his TV show about a bickering but basically loving middle-class family might translate to other cultures.

Program Notes: Days of Heaven (1978)

Days of Heaven movie poster

From the moment Sam Shepard first appeared on the screen in Terrence Malick’s turn-of-the-century folk-epic Days of Heaven (1978), audiences recognized something special.

Movie Quiz: Disney’s Leading Players

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Match the lead character of these Disney animated films with the title of the picture they “starred” in. And try to identify the year each film was released.

Program Notes: Wait Until Dark (1967)

Wait Until Dark movie poster

Today hardly anyone recognizes the name of Terence Young, director of 1967’s Wait Until Dark, a nerve-wracking crime yarn about a blind woman who is tormented in her basement apartment by a gang of nasty drug smugglers.

Sam Shepard: Way More Than an Actor

Sam Shepard

For at least two generations of moviegoers, Sam Shepard has been recognized simply as an actor. But there’s a whole lot more to the man.