OBPC #62: Driving Miss Daisy, 1989
Rating: 2 stars (out of 4) Driving Miss Daisy (1989): Dir. Bruce Beresford. Written by: Alfred Uhry. Based upon the play of the same name by Uhry. Starring: Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, Dan Aykroyd, Patti […]
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OBPC #61: Rain Man, 1988
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Rain Man (1988): Dir. Barry Levinson. Written by: Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow, from a story by Morrow. Starring: Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen, and […]
OBPC #60: The Last Emperor, 1987
Rating: 2 stars (out of 4) The Last Emperor (1987): Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci. Written by: Mark Peploe and Bertolucci. Based upon the book From Emperor to Citizen by Aisin-Gioro Puyi. Starring: John Lone, Joan Chen, […]
OBPC #59: Platoon, 1986
Rating: 2 stars (out of 4) Platoon (1986): Written and directed by Oliver Stone. Starring: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Forest Whitaker, and Mark Moses. Rated R for violence and language. Running time: 120 […]
OBPC #58: Out of Africa, 1985
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Out of Africa (1985): Dir. Sydney Pollack. Written by: Kurt Luedtke. Based upon writings by Karen Blixen, Judith Thurman, and Errol Trzebinski. Starring: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria […]
REVIEW: Inside Llewyn Davis
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) Inside Llewyn Davis (2013): Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Starring: Oscar Issac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake, and Garrett Hedlund. Rated R for language including […]
REVIEW: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Rating: 2½ stars (out of 4) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013): Dir. Peter Jackson. Written by: Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Guillermo del Toro. Based upon the novel The Hobbit by J.R.R. […]
OBPC #57: Amadeus, 1984
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) Amadeus (1984): Dir. Milos Forman. Written by: Peter Shaffer. Based upon the play of the same name by Shaffer. Starring: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice, […]
OBPC #56: Terms of Endearment, 1983
Rating: 2½ stars (out of 4) Terms of Endearment (1983): Written and directed by James L. Brooks. Based upon the novel of the same name by Larry McMurtry. Starring: Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, […]
OBPC #55: Gandhi, 1982
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Gandhi (1982): Dir. Richard Attenborough. Written by: John Briley. Starring: Ben Kingsley, Roshan Seth, Rohini Hattagadi, Saeed Jaffrey, and Candice Bergen. Rated PG for brief violence and language. Running […]