A 1949 play by Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and won the Tony for Best Play. Considered one of the greatest plays of the 20th century, over the years, Death of a Salesman…
Michael Mann’s Manhunter was such a box office disappointment—just $8.6 million—when it was released in 1986 that when author Thomas Harris wrote a sequel two years later, producer Dino DeLaurentis agreed to loan Orion Pictures the rights to adapt it…
Based on a character created by Robert E. Howard in 1932, Conan the Barbarian reached its peak of popularity in the early 1980’s with several books, comic books, and the success of the Arnold Schwarzenegger film of the same name….
The prequel to Gettysburg, Gods and Generals is well intentioned. Director Ronald F. Maxwell’s dedication to the era is unquestionable. Unfortunately, his love for the subject has led to a bloated project that feels like a mediocre mini-series rather than…
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, Gettysburg tells the story of four hot days in the summer of 1863, that changed the tide of the Civil War. A densely packed 271-minutes, and featuring…