From his early work like the Roger Corman-produced “Hollywood Boulevard” and the found footage extravaganza “The Movie Orgy” to the deliriously self-referential “Gremlins” films and “Looney Tunes: ...

In the midst of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962 Florida, you would think it would have been logical to stay locked in your home, listening to the news and praying that any bombs would miss your house ...

On this day in horror history, Gremlins and The Burbs director Joe Dante’s love letter to 50s fright flicks Matinee starring John Goodman opened back in 1993. The film takes place in 1962. Goodman ...

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Joe Dante is a filmmaker ...

Many movie fans who grew up watching his films in the 1980s, when he was one of the elite science fiction and fantasy filmmakers, would say he is. “I’m not enough of a businessman to be a showman,” ...

Drama! Adventure! Comedy! Romance! Guys in cheap rubber ant suits! Yes, folks, this column proudly presents. . .”Matinee”! Key West, 1962, during the Cuban missile crisis, only 90 miles from cigars, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Matinee” is, like many of Dante’s movies, a film of profound ideas that never strains for seriousness — it’s affectionate, ...