Directors: Melville, Jean-Pierre–Select Biblio

Directors: Jean-Pierre Melville–Select Biblio

Le Samouraï (1967): Melville’s Noir Masterpiece, Reel/Real Impact (John Woo, Jarmusch, Fincher)

However, over time, Melville’s neo-noir crime was reevaluated and elevated by a younger and savvier generation of critics, especially auteurist reviewers influenced by Andrew Sarris of the “Village Voice.”

Mufasa: The Lion King: Family Movie May Win Box-Office of Five-Day Christmas Holiday

Timothée Chalamet’s critically acclaimed A Complete Unknown, also opening Wednesday, is doing far more than expected and is on course for $22 million for the five days.

Verdict, The (1946): Don Siegel’s Feature Directing Debut, Period Crime Noir, Starring Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre

It stars Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre in one of their 9 pairings.

Batman 2, The: Reeves and Pattinson’s Sequel Delayed to October 1, 2027

Matt Reeves’ follow-up to The Batman has been pushed back until 2027. The superhero sequel was originally supposed to open on October 2, 2026, but will now shift a year and open on October 1, 2027, in Imax.