By the time Dead Again was released in 1991, actor-director Kenneth Branagh had made his name on the British stage and received worldwide acclaim for his performance in the 1989 screen version of Henry V, which was also his directorial…
Given Joe Carnahan’s track record of delivering gripping action films such as Smokin’ Aces (2006) and The Grey, it’s not surprising he was tapped to co-write and direct Not Without Hope, based on the nonfiction book of the same name…
Based on the Broadway play of the same name, Tea and Sympathy is a story about the risks of not conforming to societal norms. Adapted for the screen by the play’s author Robert Anderson, the film created a considerable stir…
Created by James Duff and the Shephard/Robin Company, The Closer centers on Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick), who was brought from Atlanta to Los Angeles by Assistant Police Chief Will Pope (J.K. Simmons) to lead up a new…
Dismissed by critics and a box office disappointment, Somewhere in Time has subsequently become a cult classic, loved for its lush soundtrack composed by John Barry, and its sentimental story. Dragged down by its slow pace, director Jeannot Szwarc tries…
Released in 1966, French filmmaker Claude Lelouch’s Un homme et une femme (A Man and a Woman) story of two people finding love after profound loss, was a major success, winning the Grand Prize at Cannes, and winning Oscars for…
With a decidedly darker tone than its beloved predecessor, Babe: Pig in the City has George Miller in the director’s chair (yes, of Mad Max fame), who presents a world somewhere between make believe and a nightmare. Instead of the…
Two years after the box office success of Napoleon Dynamite, writer/director Jared Hess returned with the wrestling comedy Nacho Libre. While not a terrible film, it’s not a showcase for his talent as a filmmaker, or the comedic chops of…
Peter Ustinov first appeared as famed detective Hercule Poirot in Death on the Nile (1978) and returned as the titular character, once again leading an all-star cast in 1982’s Evil Under the Sun that includes Colin Blakely, Jane Birkin, Maggie…
With the success of Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, it’s no surprise that the same group of producers would forge ahead with another tale by Agatha Christie, this one featuring Miss Marple. Based on the…