Written by Gerhard MenzelDirected by Douglas Sirk Director Douglas Sirk was often touted for his melodramas of his era in the 1950s. However, many of his films dealt with issues not really […]
Movie Review: The Great Santini – The “Good Old Days” Weren’t Always That Good
Written by Pat Conroy and Lewis John CarlinoDirected by Lewis John Carlino In all the performances I’ve seen Robert Duvall in over the years, perhaps the most memorable for me was The […]
Movie Review: Pride of the Yankees – A Baseball Fairy-Tale Based on a Real Story
Written by Paul Gallico, Jo Swerling, and Herman J. MankiewiczDirected by Sam Wood Throughout the years of baseball, many of the heroes of the era have had their images torn down and […]
Movie Review: Raising Victor Vargas – Hot Time, Summer in the City?
Written by Eva Vives and Peter SollettDirected by Peter Sollett Teenagers are both the same and somewhat different no matter where you go. Small towns have problems somewhat different than that of […]
Movie Review: Twister – The Tornadoes Get the Best Story
Written by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie MartinDirected by Jan de Bont Being a Weather Channel junkie, I was already pretty familiar with storm chasers and what they did prior to the 1996 […]
Movie Review: Cannes Man – Laughing at the Whole Culture of the Film Industry
Written by Deric Haddad, Richard Martini, Irwin M. Rappaport, and Susan Shapiro Directed by Richard Martini Hollywood has been accused at times of taking itself too seriously. This is often true when […]
Movie Review: Blind Date – Bruce Willis Gets Kim Basinger Drunk and Hilarity Ensues
Written by Dale LaunerDirected by Blake Edwards Say the name “Bruce Willis” and what generally comes to mind are movies with lots of action and violence. However, there was a time when […]
Movie Review: Crash (2004) – We All Have the Potential to Love and the Potential to Hate
Written by Paul Haggis and Bobby MorescoDirected by Paul Haggis (Written in 2006. I didn’t want to rewrite any of my thoughts from then) Racism is prevalent in society today. It’s not […]
Movie Review: 1776 – The Founding Fathers Sing and Dance Their Way to Independence
Written by Peter Stone and Sherman EdwardsDirected by Peter H. Hunt 1776 is the Columbia Pictures production of a Broadway show by the same name, which has a decent run during the […]
Movie Review: Dead Man’s Walk – Real Heroes in the Real West
Written by Larry McMurtry and Diana OssanaDirected by Yves Simoneau I was a late bloomer when it came to appreciating the western genre in films. The first story I ever truly enjoyed […]
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