Written by Denis O’NeillDirected by Curtis Hanson Although much of the plot of The River Wild is inherently predictable, there are enough twists that coupled with some terrific performances make this film […]
Written by Cameron CroweDirected by Amy Heckerling For years, if you’d asked me what was the defining teen movie in my life, I would have answered The Breakfast Club without a second […]
Written by John SaylesDirected by John Sayles Lone Star is one of those little-known movie gems that draws me back in again and again. I’ve already rented it twice to watch, and […]
Written by Jerome Armstrong and Billy RayDirected by Mick Jackson As if there are not already enough problems in California with fires, earthquakes, mudslides, and typhoons (not to mention recall elections), Los […]
Directed by Robert Greenwald How ironic, is it, that Colin Powell was seen on television calling into question the Ukrainian election results. The cries of fraud ring particularly hollow since the main […]
Written by Brian HelgelandDirected by Brian Helgeland STUDIO REP #1: I’ve got a great idea for a movieSTUDIO REP #2: What is it?REP #1: We take Gladiator and set it in medieval […]
Written by Richard Greenberg and Wally NicholsDirected by Richard Greenberg When I first heard the title of this Kiefer Sutherland flick, for some reason I envisioned some type of military drama. Instead, […]
When I reviewed the American film Traffic, a fellow writer suggested I check out the version that was based on – a 6-hour British miniseries directed by Alastair Reed. In my opinion, […]
Written by Pierre Boulle, Paul Dehn, and John William CorringtonDirected by J. Lee Thompson As if things weren’t getting bad enough in the last installment of this series, Conquest of the Planet […]
I am a New Yorker There have been many essays circulating on the Internet since the events of September 11, 2001. One of the really good ones was with that title. (For […]
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