The Paper Chase began as novel, written in 1970 by Harvard Law School graduate John Jay Osborn, Jr. and was later turned into a faithful movie in 1973 starring John Houseman (Ghost Story), Timothy Bottoms
Adam Sandler can be a really funny guy; Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, and The Waterboy were truly hilarious pieces of dolt comedy. As he showed during his days on Saturday Night Live, Sandler had a
After watching 1987’s The Princess Bride again after several years, it’s hard to believe William Goldman’s (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President’s Men) brilliant script took so many years to make it
The second series of Skins, a BAFTA-winning teen drama created by father and son television writers Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain, is notably darker and more dramatic in tone than its predecessor. The series is
British director Danny Boyle’s (Trainspotting, The Beach, 28 Days Later) Slumdog Millionaire was the surprise hit of the year. Written by Simon Beaufoy (The Full Monty, Closer), and co-directed in India by Loveleen Tandan, the
Released in 1999, The Matrix is credited by many with helping to push the fledgling DVD market into the big time. I actually bought the first DVD release of The Matrix the first day it
If you’re a fan of musicals, South Pacific is definitely one of the best. South Pacific is a 1958 film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, which was based on James A.
After five Academy Award nominations, Kate Winslet finally took home the coveted statue on her sixth try, for her portrayal of Hanna Schmitz in The Reader. Based on the 1995 German novel of the same
I’ve never been the biggest fan of Jim Carrey. Since he became a star with the release of 1994’s Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, it’s impossible to deny his comedic skills but his manic style hasn’t
For whatever reason, I still haven’t gotten around to reading the 2005 memoir by John Grogan, on which Marley & Me is based. Before watching the film, I knew it was a story about a