Written by W.D. Richter, Arthur Ross, Thomas O. Murton, Joe Hyams, and Bob RafelsonDirected by Stuart Rosenberg Once upon a time in Arkansas, there was a prison ripe with corruption. Inmates were […]
Mark Twain – A Documentary by Ken Burns
He wrote as though there had been no literature before him… as though he had discovered the art of telling a story about these folks that inhabit this continent… And that there […]
Movie Review: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House – I Really Don’t Want to Relate to This!
Written by Eric Hodgins, Norman Panama, and Melvin FrankDirected by H.C. Potter At the suggestion of a fellow writer, I rented this movie to see how it compared to what I was […]
Movie Review: Anywhere But Here – Another in the Long Line of Films About Mothers and Daughters
Written by Mona Simpson and Alvin SargentDirected by Wayne Wang Being the mother of a teenager is never easy. As is often the case, mothers and teenage girls tend to clash often […]
Movie Review: Red Heat – A Cop-Buddy Film With a Commie Twist
Written by Walter Hill, Harry Kleiner, and Troy Kennedy-MartinDirected by Walter Hill I don’t know whether or not it worked against the film Red Heat was released in 1988. Communism was crumbling […]
Movie Review – Captain America: The First Avenger – It’s Always Been Right to Punch Nazis
Written by Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Joe Simon, and Jack KirbyDirected by Joe Johnston There will never be anything like the Marvel Cinematic Universe again. Over the course of more than a […]
DVD Review: Mickey Mouse in Living Color Volume 1 – 1935 to 1938
Sometimes it’s hard to believe there was once a time when Mickey Mouse was seen as more than just a character wandering around a theme park. With the release of Mickey Mouse […]
Movie Review: The China Syndrome – Yes, Let’s Build More “Nucular” Power Plants Part II
Written by Mike Gray, T.S. Cook, and James BridgesDirected by James Bridges I’ve heard people lately – mainly those lobbying for us to start building atomic energy plants again – stating that […]
Movie Review: Eye of the Needle – The Downfall of a Top-Spy is Almost Always a Woman
Written by Ken Follett and Stanley MannDirected by Richard Marquand I’d never been a big fan of spy thrillers, but Eye of the Needle is a film I’ve watched a few times […]
Movie Review: Silkwood – Yes, Let’s Build More “Nucular” Power Plants Part I
Written by Nora Ephron and Alice ArlenDirected by Mike Nichols I have heard arguments lately for fewer regulations on corporations – that they will do the “right thing” and the regulations are […]
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