 | Resurrection [Read More ...]
Description: Released at a time when psychic auras, near-death experiences, and Kirlian photography were all the rage among early New Age proponents, Resurrection achieves a spiritual depth rarely found in Hollywood movies. In one of her finest performances, Ellen Burstyn stars as Edna McCaul... |
 | Inherit the Wind (1999) [Read More ...]
Description: The word classic can readily be applied to the story of what became known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, which led to the Broadway hit that has now been filmed for the third time. With Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott playing adversarial attorneys, this period piece deals in ideas an... |
 | The Dollmaker [Read More ...]
Review: A woman's worth:Jane Fonda is unforgettable as a resourceful, unassuming, uniquely gifted, remarkably loyal, and courageous country woman. Her husband, a struggling Appalachian sharecropper, finds a job in the big city of Detroit in the early twentieth century. Believing he has f... |
 | My Name Is Bill W. [Read More ...]
Description: Here's another example of TV giving James Woods the chance to stretch out from the intense-psycho roles he seems restricted to in too many of his movies. In My Name Is Bill W. he plays Bill Wilson, the overreaching businessman from the Roaring '20s who went on to found Alcoholics... |
 | Lifeguard [Read More ...]
Review: Great drama about the summer of '75 in southern California:Filmed in 1975, "Lifeguard" relays the story of an aging L.A. lifeguard (Sam Elliott) during the summer of '75. He suffers an early mid-life crisis when his friends and family continually reveal their disappoval of his ca... |
 | Buster And Billie [Read More ...]
Review: amazing how close to the truth:I am not a great fan of 70's or 80's movies, but my sister is. She was very happy to get this one and she suggested me to watch it. What can I say- It was amazing how close to the truth it was. It tells one of those stories when sometimes in relatio... |
 | Stolen Hours [Read More ...]
Review: Hayward! Hayward! Hayward!:I saw this film on TV years ago and it has always remained with me. I especially remember some quiet moments towards the end, and the lovely Cornwall landscape. And, of course, the great Susan Hayward, a truly fine actress. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY T... |
 | Sybil [Read More ...]
Review: Great Movie:This is a brilliant performance by Sally Field.I dont think i have ever seen anyone put on a more convincing performance than what she did in this movie.You realy feel the emotion for this person as she has been torn apart mentally by her mother.The unspeakable crimes... |
 | The Betsy [Read More ...]
Description: Adapted from a Harold Robbins potboiler, The Betsy offers power struggles, incest, adultery, gold digging, and car racing. Laurence Olivier plays a ruthless but fallible auto tycoon with a tortured family history including a weakling son (Paul Rudd), a daughter-in-law he loves... |
 | A Raisin in the Sun [Read More ...]
Description: Lorraine Hansberry's play is given sensitive treatment by filmmaker Daniel Petrie (The Bay Boy). Sidney Poitier heads a fine cast in the story of an African American family in Chicago who are struggling with mixed aspirations, not enough money, conflicts over religion, and instit... |
 | Silent Night Lonely Night [Read More ...]
old time happiness:ttakes place in vermont.a woman is giong to meet her son her and her husband are getting a divorce loyd is visiting hiswife in an insane assylm. lots of vermont snow and sliegh rides. |
 | Lassie (1994) (Slip) [Read More ...]
Description: This 1994 update on the Lassie legend stars Thomas Guiry as a troubled city kid whose family retreats to the country, where he befriends the famous collie and changes for the better. Conflict develops when a ruthless sheep rancher causes trouble for everyone. Director Daniel Petr... |
 | Kissinger & Nixon [Read More ...]
A dramatization of the relationship between Kissinger and Nixon during the six-month period in 1972-73 when Kissinger was negotiating an end to the Vietnam War and Nixon was grandstanding politically. |
 | Toy Soldiers [Read More ...]
Description: Toy Soldiers is a slick dose of high-concept absurdity, and lots of fun if you don't think about it afterward. Adapted from a novel by William P. Kennedy, it's got the swift momentum that's a specialty of screenwriter David Koepp, whose later credits include Jurassic Park and Spi... |
 | Eleanor and Franklin - The White House Years [Read More ...]
Follow up to the chr(39)Eleanor & Franklinchr(39) mini-series, this sequel concentrates on the 12 years the couple spent in the White House. Also won numerous Emmys. |
 | Bramble Bush [Read More ...]
Review: When Old Movies are Bad, They are Really Bad:The absolutely dreadful telling of a mercy killing, which amounted to an ode to Peyton Place even down to cinematography sweeping over a New England fishing village. The set was so typically back-lot Warner Brothers that it was about ... |
 | Cocoon - The Return [Read More ...]
Review: silly:I was disappointed in this film, it's basically a movie about old folks who come from another palnet to visit earth and act like kids. I suppose a movie about old folks acting young is one thing but what does that have to do with outer space. I guess the point is that earth... |
 | Fort Apache the Bronx [Read More ...]
Description: Paul Newman stars in this harsh portrait of a police station in a crumbling neighborhood. Newman plays John Murphy, a veteran policeman who's been on the force long enough to be tired, but not so long that he's lost his idealism. The plot is loosely tied to the arrival of Con... |
 | Moon of the Wolf [Read More ...]
Review: Moon of the Wolf:Good old fashion werewolf movie, with a touch of mystery. Who is the werewolf in this small Southern town? The Sheriff(David Jensen) must try to keep a lid on the hysteria of the locals, and deal with the ultra rich who have controlled the town for generations.... |
![]() | Half a Lifetime [Read More ...]
Review: At Twice the Price! or Easy Like Sunday Morning! :this movie changed my life and makes you question what life is about. I cannot say much more than that w/o ruining the plot. I would recommend this movie to any "coming of age" person who feels unsure or confused about what life m... |
