OBPC #46: The Sting, 1973
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) The Sting (1973): Dir. George Roy Hill. Written by: David S. Ward. Starring: Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, and J.J. Singleton. Rated PG for violence and […]
Author: thecinemaverick
REVIEW: Elysium
Rating: 2 stars (out of 4) Elysium (2013): Written and directed by Neil Blomkamp. Starring: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, and Wagner Moura. Rated R for strong bloody violence and language throughout. […]
OBPC #45: The Godfather, 1972
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) The Godfather (1972): Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. Written by: Coppola and Mario Puzo. Based upon the novel of the same name by Puzo. Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert […]
OBPC #44: The French Connection, 1971
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) The French Connection (1971): Dir. William Friedkin. Written by: Ernest Tidyman. Based upon the book of the same name by Robin Moore. Starring: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, […]
Best Picture Countdown: A Mid-Point Review
Well folks, we’re just a hair over the halfway point, and it’s only taken me a year! Time to reflect on my trek through the films of 1928—1970. As of this point my favorite film […]
OBPC #43: Patton, 1970
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) Patton (1970): Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner. Written by: Edmund H. North and Francis Ford Coppola. Based upon the books Patton: Ordeal and Triumph by Ladislas Farago and A Soldier’s Story […]
OBPC #42: Midnight Cowboy, 1969
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) Midnight Cowboy (1969): Dir. John Schlesinger. Written by: Waldo Salt. Based upon the novel of the same name by James Leo Herlihy. Starring: Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman, Sylvia Miles, […]
OBPC #41: Oliver!, 1968
Rating: 2 stars (out of 4) Oliver! (1968): Dir. Carol Reed. Written by: Vernon Harris. Music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. Based upon the musical of the same name with book, music, and lyrics by […]
OBPC #40: In the Heat of the Night, 1967
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) In the Heat of the Night (1967): Dir. Norman Jewison. Written by: Stirling Silliphant. Based upon the novel of the same name by John Ball. Starring: Sidney Poitier, Rod […]
OBPC #39: A Man for All Seasons, 1966
Rating: 2½ stars (out of 4) A Man for All Seasons (1966): Dir. Fred Zinnemann. Written by: Robert Bolt. Based upon his play of the same name. Starring: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert […]