The 1987 film “Ishtar” has long held a cultural status much larger than that of just a single movie, as shorthand for the utter worst, an epochal flop with audiences and critics alike and a ...

For the three-hundredth installment of Movie of the Week, something special: Elaine May’s “Ishtar.” It’s one of my favorite films, and it’s the victim of enduring misunderstandings ...

So, last night, the event happened: the previously unscreened director’s cut of “Ishtar” was shown (the rumor I heard is that it’s shorter than the released version of the film), the ...