Director: William Wyler Writers: Lew Wallace (novel) (as General Lew Wallace), Karl Tunberg (screenplay) Stars: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd Release Date:December 26, 1959 When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge. I recently went to see Ben Hur […]
Director: Bennett Miller Writers: Dan Futterman (screenplay), Gerald Clarke (book) Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Clifton Collins Jr., Catherine Keener Release Date: February 3, 2006 In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms […]
Director: Phillip Noyce Writers: Michael Mitnick (screenplay), Robert B. Weide (screenplay) Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep Release Date: August 15, 2014 In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the “real” […]
Last week I saw Transformers. Right when you walked in the theater there was a poster for The Giver. Oh no! It is a Twilight wannabe. Maybe they’re trying to draw teens who didn’t grow up in the 90s. Yeah, that must be it. But then I saw the trailer… Disappointment began. First off there […]
Director: Adam Shankman Writers: Nicholas Sparks (novel), Karen Janszen (screenplay) Stars: Mandy Moore, Shane West, Peter Coyote Release Date: January 25, 2002 The story of two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, who are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is made to do community service. I watched A Walk to […]
Director: Robert Stromberg Writers: Linda Woolverton (screenplay), Charles Perrault (based on “La Belle au bois dormant”) Stars: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley Release Date: May 30, 2014 A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child may be the one person who can restore peace to their […]
Director: Harold Young Writers: Baroness Emmuska Orczy (by) (as The Baroness Orczy), Lajos Biró (scenario, continuity & dialogue) (as Lajos Biro) Stars: Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey Release Date: February 7, 1935 A noblewoman discovers her husband is The Scarlet Pimpernel, a vigilante who rescues aristocrats from the blade of the guillotine. Ah, […]
Director: David O. Russell Writers: David O. Russell (screenplay), Matthew Quick (novel) Stars: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro Release Date: December 25, 2012 After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat […]
Director: Ang Lee Writers: Yann Martel (novel), David Magee (screenplay) Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain Release Date: November 23, 2012 A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal […]
Director: Sam Raimi Writers: Mitchell Kapner (screenplay), David Lindsay-Abaire (screenplay), L. Frank Baum (series) Stars: James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz Release Date: March 8, 2013 A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches. I saw Oz on Thursday, despite horrid reviews […]