Created by Terence Winter (best known for his work on The Sopranos) and executive produced by the legendary Martin Scorsese (who also directed the pilot), it’s no surprise that Boardwalk Empire was one of the most eagerly anticipated series of…
A longtime associate of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Joe Johnston made his directorial debut with 1989’s Honey I Shrunk the Kids. The film grossed over $200 million at the box office, and made Johnston a much sought after director….
Many are familiar with the story of Mildred Pierce as told in Michael Curtiz’s classic 1945 film starring Joan Crawford in her Oscar winning role. Though that film was based on the 1941 James M. Cain novel, many changes were…
Through the years, several films have been made about epidemics. Much of the time, the filmmakers simply create chaos and run with it. However, Contagion, the latest effort from director Steven Soderbergh does something clever: simply allow the events to…
Transferring a play for the stage to television is a risky proposition, made all the more difficult when the play is a one man affair. HBO’s Thurgood, written by George Stevens Jr., benefits from a stellar performance by Laurence Fishburne….
It’s the holiday season again, which means lots of kids have a little more time off than usual. If you’re looking for a film the whole family can watch—one devoid of nudity, sexual situations, violence or adult language—Dolphin Tale fits…
In the interest of full disclosure, I should state that for some odd reason, I’ve never seen the original Fright Night released in 1985. While some may believe that makes me unqualified to judge the recent Craig Gillespie remake. I…
After milking the franchise for all its worth in the in the early 70s and then failing miserably with Tim Burton’s 2001 reboot, Fox wisely to their time before trying to resuscitate Planet of the Apes. Though it’s taken an…
Meet Me in St. Louis, director Vincent Minnelli’s tribute to, as daughter Liza says in the introduction, “the bonds that tie us to each other”, is powerful because the director treats the material with as much seriousness and respect as…
“We set out to change the world,” laments Curt Wild (Ewan McGregor) to New York Herald journalist Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale), “and ended up changing only ourselves.” “What’s wrong with that?” the reporter responds quizzically. “Nothing…if you don’t look at…