Written by Nancy DowdDirected by George Roy Hill When people think about great sports movies, the ones they usually mention are about football and baseball. You might get some to think of […]
Written by Judith Guest, Alvin Sargent, and Nancy DowdDirected by Robert Redford Ordinary People won the Oscar for best picture in 1980. I was 14 at the time and about all I […]
Written by Marc Lawrence, Katie Ford, and Caryn LucasDirected by Donald Petrie Sandra Bullock is one of those actresses who hasn’t received the credit she deserves. By all accounts, she’s a pleasure […]
Written by Patrick Sheane DuncanDirected by John Badham There are some actors who consistently make good movies, even if they don’t always rake it in at the box office. Until recently, I […]
Written by Philip EisnerDirected by Paul W.S. Anderson In general, I am a huge science fiction buff. The problem is that not all movies seem like they will appeal to the science […]
Written by Randy Shilts and Arnold SchulmanDirected by Roger Spottiswoode A friend who was recently found to be HIV+ asked me a lot of questions about the emergence of AIDS in the […]
Written by Nunnally Jones and John SteinbeckDirected by John Ford With the events of the last seven years or so prominently in my head, I watched The Grapes of Wrath for the […]
Written by Daniel PyneDirected by John Schlesinger For anyone who doubts that you can end up having a tenant who is a nightmare, I’m here to tell you it can easily happen. […]
Written by Jim KoufDirected by John Badham Making a film work against type is a challenge. The film Stakeout does this by casting Richard Dreyfus and Emilio Estevez as two police officers, […]
Written by Sarah ThorpDirected by Philip Kaufman Big names in the movie industry are used as a way of drawing people to a film. There are times that I look at a […]
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