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"Forrest Gump" is one of the five best films ever made. It is the best of American art ... in scope, in tone, in message.
Infrequent Screenwriter / Director Cameron Crowe made another indelible mark in this film about himself, and how he did, or may would have interacted with notable Rock 'n' Roll artists, who humorously struggle to become dysfunctional Rock 'n' Roll stars.
David is 11 years old. He weighs 60 pounds. He is 4 feet, 6 inches tall. He has brown hair. His love is real. But he is not.
Therefore, the Lord God banished Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden and placed a flaming sword to protect the tree of life. - Genesis 3:24
One man sought redemption, the other sought parity for the weak, powerless. Together they found themselves working for the Lord against those who were called to represent Him - the Catholic Church.
The 1971 film adaptation of the classic musical Fiddler on the Roof is not only one of the best musicals of all time; it is also one of the best movies ever made.
Ridley Scott employed the perfect balance of narrative, cinematic imagery and adventure to build the timeless tale of a once great empire beginning its fall into the moral decay that was Rome.
Not just another teen angst meets brood vampire movie, "The Lost Boys" has always been special to me.
Director Steven Spielberg chooses relatively unknown actors for his cast to go one step further to create a sense of familiarity in the audience.
Travis Bickle is "God's lonely man," peering at New York through the rear-view mirror of his taxi cab. Though he tries to make sincere human connections, Bickle finds himself lonelier.
Major Capra was fresh from his stint in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Colonel Stewart had just provided the U.S. Army Air Corps his best years. And these two great patriots made one great film.
Royal "Died Tragically Rescuing his Family from the Wreckage of a Destroyed Sinking Battleship" This is Royal's epitaph that is the centerpiece, upon the stage, of the last scene of Wes Anderson's "The Royal Tenenbaums." The enigmatic Royal is dead, of a massive heart attack, and it is left to his e
Sergio Leone's Classic Film Almost Died on the Cutting Room Floor As I mentioned in my forgotten review, Spring, 2009, of one of Sergio Leone's best films: "Once Upon a Time in the West," I wrote that I would eventually take a look at his next, even better film, "Once Upon a Time in America" in that
On this Occasion the Nod Goes to the Remake Most film purists, who on occasion give opinion, will never give remakes of good films a first chance (forget the second chance), unless possibly, the subsequent film is on a smaller budget, or has a European director. Recently I viewed "Abre los ojos" ("O
"I Got a Tombstone Head and a Graveyard Mind, I Turned 41, I Don't Mind Dying: Who do you Love?" Ronnie Hawkins, one of The Band's earliest front-men when they were known as The Hawks, in the early 1960's before they were known as The Band, sang these words, as a visiting artist, in the rhythm and b
Lightweight subject is built into a heavyweight classic just the film title itself, "Pulp Fiction" denotes a lightweight film. Hardly. The film's rich dialogue is legendary.
"But Now he's (Wyatt) Going to be a Marshal and an Outlaw. Best of Both Worlds, Son." These words were spoken by a tubercular Doc Holliday, played by a gaunt 145 pound Dennis Quaid, to Warren Earp, played by a young Jim Caviezel, in the junior classic "Wyatt Earp," which sums up the life of a comple
"It's Not Personal, Sonny. It's Strictly Business" This is the line Al Pacino, as Michael, delivered to his oldest brother, Santino Corleone, and Tom Haden in the "The Godfather" when Don Vito lay near death and Michael, because of his father's demise, was being drawn deeper into the family business
"Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade, I Call it a Kaiser Blade." This line, spoken by Karl Childers, explains the farm implement that he used to kill his white trash mother and her lover 25 years earlier, when he was still an adolescent. After 25 years in a mental institution (Karl calls it "the nervou
La Cosa Nostra or Family First? The best film of 1972 was Mario Puzo's widely read novel turned Oscar Winning film, "The Godfather," and that year they got it right. This great film, directed in the perfect tones of an extraordinary classic by Francis Ford Cappola, was the initial chapter in the tri
As Salmon Struggle Upstream to Return to the Place of their Origin so Must Inman Whenever I am drawn into a discussion about whether the film, "Cold Mountain," is better than the novel by Charles Frazier, the film always loses. That's understandable, considering that Frazier's Cold Mountain is one o
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