Written by Stephen King and Frank DarabontDirected by Frank Darabont The first time I ever watched Shawshank Redemption came about quite by accident. It is one of those films I’d heard about […]
Movie Review: The Devil’s Own – Understanding Irish-American Identity
Written by Kevin Jarre, David Aaron Cohen, and Vincent PatrickDirected by Alan J. Pakula Don’t look for happy endings, Tom. It’s not an American story; it’s an Irish one…. It’s an interesting […]
Movie Review: Elf – Experience Christmas in New York
Written by David BerenbaumDirected by Jon Favreau I’m not generally a fan of Will Ferrell movies. After having heard so many positive reviews of the movie Elf, including a recommendation by one […]
Movie Review: Billy Elliot – A Tale of Dreams and Family Struggles
Written by Lee HallDirected by Stephen Daldry I finally managed to view this excellent film this past week after having intended to view it several times now. It’s a terrific story of […]
Movie Review: Airport ’77 – Breaking Down the Flaws
Written by Arthur Hailey, Michael Scheff, David Spector, H.A.L. Craig, & Charles KuenstleDirected by Jerry Jameson Just read through a few of my reviews and you’ll know I have a great fondness […]
DVD Review: Ken Burns’ Baseball – Exploring Baseball’s Impact on American History
It’s been a tradition in my house that every year as spring training begins, I break out the Ken Burns documentary, Baseball. I owned it on VHS, then on DVD. Now it’s […]
Movie Review: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines – How Much Did Xenadrine Pay for that Product Placement?
Written by John Brancato, Michael Ferris, Tedi SarafinDirected by Jonathan Mostow Picking up ten years after Terminator 2: Judgment Day the twenty-something John Connor (Nick Stahl) is living a life in obscurity, […]
Movie Review: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes – Trying to Fill In the Holes, Creating More
Written by Paul DehnDirected by J. Lee Thompson While the original Planet of the Apes movie is a classic, and the first two sequels not bad as sequels go, with the fourth […]
Movie Review: Ring of Fire or Cowboy Up – Whatever You Call It, This Film Is Good
Written by James RedfordDirected by Xavier Koller Even though I live in the northeast, I confess to being a fan of bullriding and the rodeo in general. It’s just something about the […]
Movie Review: Airport 1975 – A Film Begging to be Parodied
Written by Don IngallsDirected by Jack Smight Cast:Charlton Heston as Alan MurdockKaren Black as Nancy PryorGeorge Kennedy as Joe PatroniEfrem Zimbalist Jr. as Captain StacySusan Clark as Helen PatroniHelen Reddy as Sister […]
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