A dozen years before Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the 32nd president of the United States, he would be faced with the biggest challenge of his personal life. One day in the summer of 1921, FDR had spent the day swimming in the Bay of Fundy on Campobello island where the Roosevelt’s had a summer home. FDR was suddenly struck with chills, which quickly developed into
Written and directed by Elia Kazan (A Face in the Crowd), The Arrangement, released in 1969, was based on his own bestselling novel of the same name. Having read Kazan’s A Life, it quickly becomes clear that Kazan saw something of himself in the film’s protagonist, Eddie Anderson, a high-flying advertising executive. So, perhaps he’s to be forgiven for failing to realize that Eddie is
For many moviegoers, Cleopatra (1963) has long been lauded for its undeniable kitsch value. It’s the most epic of Hollywood epics, got co-stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton entangled in one of the most talked about love affairs of the 20th century, and nearly bankrupt 20th Century Fox. Oddly enough, once you get past all the tabloid hoopla, Cleopatra isn’t a bad film at all.
20th Century Fox | 1985 | 117 mins. | Rated PG-13 Based upon the novel by David Saperstein, Cocoon was the fourth directorial effort by Ron Howard and stars a number of Hollywood veterans. While actor Steve Guttenberg was a staple of 1980’s films, many in the primary cast including Don Ameche, Hume Cronyn, Jack Gilford, Jessica Tandy, Maureen Stapleton and Gwen Verdon had been