Danny DeVito

The War of the Roses (1989)

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The War of the Roses 1989

It was marketed as a madcap black comedy about divorce, but what DeVito actually made was a forensic study of how ’80s yuppie success stories collapse when the narrative stops serving both parties. Two affluent professionals build a life together, accumulate the markers of prosperity – antiques, imported tiles, a chandelier heavy enough to end … Read more

Throw Momma From the Train (1987)

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Throw Momma From the Train arrived on home video this week in 1988, after a December 11, 1987 theatrical release.

Joel Coen was an assistant editor on Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead. The Coens then wrote Crimewave, which Raimi directed. The Coens later hired a young cinematographer named Barry Sonnenfeld to shoot Blood Simple, and he stayed on for Raising Arizona. There was this small circle of filmmakers in the mid-80s who all treated the camera … Read more