Written by Catherine Ryan Hyde and Leslie DixonDirected by Mimi Leder It may be somewhat idealistic to think that one person can change the world. In today’s “greed is good” society, it’s […]
There are some classic stories that one figures can never be quite adapted to our modern world. The story of the Salem Witch Trials, as told in Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, […]
Written by Tennessee Williams and Oscar SaulDirected by Elia Kazan I didn’t first view the classic A Streetcar Named Desire until I was already in my late twenties. I was a huge […]
Written by Cornell Woolrich, Phoef Sutton, and Lisa-Maria RadanoDirected by Richard Benjamin Not every movie has to be the kind that dazzles its viewers. Sometimes it’s enough to have a sweet story […]
Written by Mark Steven Johnson and John IrvingDirected by Mark Steven Johnson For the record, I have read many of John Irving’s books. However, I haven’t read the one Simon Birch is […]
In trying to keep an open avenue of communication with my own children, we have always tackled tough topics and I have had to answer some difficult questions from them. A topic […]
Written by Todd HaynesDirected by Todd Haynes No matter how much we seem to have as a society here in America, we never seem to be truly happy. Indeed, there are people […]
Written by E.R. Braithwaite and James ClavellDirected by James Clavell In working-class London in the 1960s, Mark Thackeray (portrayed by Sidney Poitier) turns to teaching after he finds himself unable to get […]
Written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom EppersonDirected by Richard Pearce Billy Bob Thornton is one of those Hollywood people that makes me scratch my head. He can have flashes of absolute […]
Written by Stanley Weiser and Oliver StoneDirected by Oliver Stone When I think about where I believe this country has gone wrong over the past twenty years or so, I often go […]
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