OBPC #67: Forrest Gump, 1994
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Forrest Gump (1994): Dir. Robert Zemeckis. Written by: Eric Roth. Based upon the novel of the same nameby Winston Groom. Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field, […]
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OBPC #66: Schindler’s List, 1993
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Schindler’s List (1993): Dir. Steven Spielberg. Written by: Steven Zaillian. Based upon the novel Schindler’s Ark by Thomas Keneally. Starring: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall, and […]
OBPC #65: Unforgiven, 1992
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) Unforgiven (1992): Dir. Clint Eastwood. Written by: David Web Peoples. Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Jaimz Woolvett, and Richard Harris. Rated R for Rated R for language, […]
My Top 10 Films of 2013
Well folks, we’re well into 2014 at this point, and the offerings look fairly slim as of yet (with the notable exception of The Lego Movie, and I still need to see Wes Anderson’s Grand […]
My Favorite Performances of 2013!
It’s time to honor the men and women whose performances made great movies greater (and the not-so great movies bearable) with their presences. But before we get to my favorites, I need to gripe. […]
OBPC #64: The Silence of the Lambs, 1991
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) The Silence of the Lambs (1991): Dir. Jonathan Demme. Written by: Ted Tally. Based upon the novel of the same name by Thomas Harris. Starring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, […]
OBPC #63: Dances with Wolves, 1990
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Dances with Wolves (1990): Dir. Kevin Coster. Written by: Michael Blake, based upon his novel of the same name. Starring: Costner, Graham Greene, Mary McDonnell, Rodney A. Grant, and […]
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 […]
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, […]