 | Treasure Island (1990) [Read More ...]
Description: A tale about a fatherless boy finding dramatically different father figures throughout a remarkable adventure, Treasure Island is an entertaining coming-of-age story, with themes of family, loyalty, friendship, trust, and honesty at its core. While Robert Louis Stevenson's class... |
 | Les Miserables [Read More ...]
Wonderful Les Miz:This is a superb production! Richard Jordan's finest performance. Anthony Perkins is a remarkable Javert, managing to make him both reprehensible and sympathathic. Bravo! |
 | Anne of The Thousand Days [Read More ...]
Description: This lush, perfectly cast 1969 drama concerns both a doomed, royal love affair and a pivotal moment in British history. Based on Maxwell Anderson's 1948 play, Anne of the Thousand Days concerns the mess that surrounded King Henry VIII's decision to rid himself of his first wif... |
 | Breaking the Code [Read More ...]
Review: heartbreaking and superbly executed.:There are probably only a handful of actors alive as good as Derek Jacobi; this account of Alan Turing's life and disgrace in the eyes of the British secret service demonstrates why he's so good. The empathy and outrage the viewer feels on b... |
 | Wise Blood [Read More ...]
Review: Where is the DVD??:This great, unjustly forgotten John Huston film has fallen by the wayside, and that's a real shame. A striking cinematic adaptation of the Flannery O'Connor novel, Wise Blood boasts Brad Dourif in the lead role, Hazel Motes, and Dourif nails it. When you see th... |
 | 24 Nights [Read More ...]
Review: Let me explain something....:First things first. I'm not the only one who ever saw Clapton, but I've seen a lot of concerts. I saw this show in New York. He played so long that we left (some had to work the next day) but his guitar playing wasn't good, great or fantastic. It ... |
![]() | Turtle Diary [Read More ...]
Review: Wonderful metaphor, wonderful film:As one reviewer pointed out, the plight of the sea turtles -- fully grown and just swimming in circles in a much-too-small tank -- is a metaphor for the condition of the two main protagonists, who are middle-aged and trapped in the unfulfilling ... |
 | Gounod - Romeo et Juliette / Mackerras, Alagna, Vaduva, Royal Opera Covent Garden [Read More ...]
Description: Gounod's version of Shakespeare's tragedy about two "star-crossed lovers" has never been considered a first-class opera, but as this 1994 Royal Opera production movingly shows, with the right singers and conductor it can be a quite emotional experience. Tenor Roberto Alagna is... |
 | Barbara Cartland's Duel of Hearts [Read More ...]
Description: A rather jarring mix of period drama, trashy romance, and all-star blockbuster, Duel of Hearts is a swashbuckling, bodice-ripping tale of slightly dubious quality. Based on a novel by Barbara Cartland, it provides the usual dollops of intrigue and love, although its choice of a f... |
 | Spymaker - The Secret Life of Ian Fleming [Read More ...]
Review: The Amazing Ian Flemming:If you have not read any of Ian Flemmings books, this movie is the best way to see how The James Bond character came to fruition. Excellent movie to top off your James Bond collection and who better to play the role of Ian Flemming than the son of one o... |
 | Zombie [Read More ...]
Description: In Lucio Fulci's genre classic Zombi 2, the dead rise once again to terrorize and consume the flesh of the living, this time Caribbean style! Those new to Fulci should note Island of the Flesh-Eaters, Zombi 2, and the more commonly known Zombie all refer to the same film. Though ... |
 | Man for All Seasons (1988) [Read More ...]
Adaptation of Robert Bolt's play chronicling Sir Thomas More's struggles with corrupt King Henry VIII. |
 | Antony & Cleopatra: Literary Masterpieces [Read More ...]
Review: Well acted, accurate version of Shakespeare's play:If you enjoy good acting you will like this version of Antony and Cleopatra. It doesn't have much technology and the sets are very simple, but it has much to offer in characters who deliver their lines with great eloquence. The ... |
 | Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders [Read More ...]
Review: The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders:If you take this version of Moll Flanders and compare it to the other versions, the other ones are better. But if you take this film and place it amongst other movies (not Moll Flanders-related), this film is pretty decent.It's not a drama,... |
 | The Rover [Read More ...]
Review: Quinn and Hayworth - how can you lose?:I have been wanting to see this movie for so long. I have never seen Hayworth and Quinn paired together. Both started their careers, I believe, as Spanish dancers. Hayworth is beautiful and Quinn gives a stellar performance as a dedicated sa... |
 | Jubilee [Read More ...]
Description: Avant-garde spirit and punk-rock attitude combine with iconoclastic results in Derek Jarman's defiantly uncommercial Jubilee. Filmed in 1977--the silver jubilee year of England's Queen Elizabeth II--this fascinating hodgepodge of political dissent and audiovisual experimentation ... |
 | Mulholland Falls [Read More ...]
Description: Too much surface. Director Lee (The Edge) Tomahori's noir story serves as a McGuffin to its ripe style. Amid secret agendas and unspeakable acts onscreen you stare at the fall of light across old cops' desks. Musing on super-8 footage of naked Jennifer Connelly, your mind wander... |
![]() | Marquise (1980) [Read More ...]
Review: 55 minutes of Wry Noel Coward in 2 Acts.Diana Rigg is A+++++++++:Filmed for Yorkshire Television in 1980,this splendid,quick paced wry and witty Noel Coward farce is the perfect way to see great live theatre on the small screen done by the exceptional talents of theatre greats Di... |
 | Mulholland Falls [Read More ...]
Description: Too much surface. Director Lee (The Edge) Tomahori's noir story serves as a McGuffin to its ripe style. Amid secret agendas and unspeakable acts onscreen you stare at the fall of light across old cops' desks. Musing on super-8 footage of naked Jennifer Connelly, your mind wander... |
![]() | R.O.T.O.R. [Read More ...]
Review: Ah, dear R.O.T.O.R.:One of the most delightfully horrible movies I've ever seen. So many baffling sequences, so many brilliant bits of dialogue. One of my favorite characters, Shoeboogie -- jive-talking (Seminole?), Afro-Native-American comic relief -- spouts "With these cheek... |
