The Ewoks were embarrassing but no more than the scenario in the first movie where they fly up the Death…
I really dig Dickens but in pretty much the opposite way to you, Frank. I love the whole acting tradition…
It’s a very good movie, although the plot is preposterous. Burton is very good, it’s a great shame the drink…
Rule number 1 , always use some other schmucks money. If we have a change of government in Queensland, maybe…
Category Archives: Drama
FLYNN (1993)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Brian Kavanagh, Frank Howson SCREENWRITER: Frank Howson, Alister Webb FILM STARS: Guy Pearce, Steven Berkoff, Claudia Karvan, John Savage, Wendy Matthews, William Gluth, Nicki Paull, Bruce Venables, Sandi Schultz COUNTRY: Australia THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Roger McDonald … Continue reading
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER (1993)
renTHE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Jim Sheridan SCREENWRITER: Terry George, Jim Sheridan FILM STARS: Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, John Lynch, Corin Redgrave, Beatie Edney, John Benfield, Paterson Joseph, Marie Jones, Gerard McSorley, Frank Harper, Mark Sheppard, Don Baker, Tom … Continue reading
THE PANIC IN NEEDLE PARK (1971)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Jerry Schatzberg SCREENWRITER: Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne FILM STARS: Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint, Richard Bright, Kiel Martin, Michael McClanathan, Warren Finnerty, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Raúl Juliá, Angie Ortega, Larry Marshall, Joe Santos, Paul … Continue reading
THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY (1954)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: William A. Wellman SCREENWRITER: Ernest K. Gann FILM STARS: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling, Phil Harris, Ann Doran, Robert Newton, David Brian, Paul Kelly, Sidney Blackmer, Julie Bishop, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, … Continue reading
RAIN MAN (1988)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Barry Levinson SCREENWRITER: Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow FILM STARS: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Jerry Molen, Ralph Seymour, Michael D. Roberts, Bonnie Hunt, Beth Grant, Lucinda Jenney, Barry Levinson, Bob Heckel COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK … Continue reading
THE BIG SHORT (2015)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Adam McKay SCREENWRITER: Charles Randolph, Adam McKay FILM STARS: Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt, Marisa Tomei, Rafe Spall, Melissa Leo. COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Michael Lewis TYPE: Non Fiction PUBLISHER: Penguin THIS … Continue reading
BOBBY DEERFIELD (1977)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Sydney Pollack SCREENWRITER: Alvin Sargent FILM STARS: Al Pacino, Marthe Keller, Anny Duperey, Walter McGinn, Romolo Valli, Stephan Meldegg, Jaime Sánchez, Norm Nielsen, Mickey Knox, Dorothy James, Guido Alberti COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Erich Maria … Continue reading
ZORBA THE GREEK (1964)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Michael Cacoyannis SCREENWRITER: Michael Cacoyannis FILM STARS: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas, Lila Kedrova, Giorgos Foundas, Sotiris Moustakas, Anna Kyriakou, Eleni Anousaki, Yorgo Voyagis, Takis Emmanuel, George P. Cosmatos, Nikos Papadakis COUNTRY: Greece THIS BOOK … Continue reading
AGE OF CONSENT (1969)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Michael Powell SCREENWRITER: Peter Yeldham FILM STARS: James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran, Neva Carr Glyn, Andonia Katsaros, Michael Boddy, Harold Hopkins, Slim De Grey, Max Meldrum, Frank Thring, Tommy Hanlon Jr., Clarissa Kaye, Judith McGrath … Continue reading
FIGHT CLUB (1999)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: David Fincher SCREENWRITER: Jim Uhls FILM STARS: Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Jared Leto, Holt McCallany, Zach Grenier, Eion Bailey, Peter Iacangelo, Thom Gossom Jr. COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Chuck Palahniuk … Continue reading
I'm a fan of Kubrick and no, you're not being harsh. I think those enthralled by it back then are…