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 […]
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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 […]
OBPC #38: The Sound of Music, 1965
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) The Sound of Music (1965): Dir. Robert Wise. Written by: Ernest Lehman. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein. Music by Richard Rodgers. Based upon the musical of the same name with […]
REVIEW: Star Trek: Into Darkness
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013): Dir. J.J. Abrams. Written by: Robert Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof. Based upon characters created by Gene Roddenberry. Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, […]
OBPC #37: My Fair Lady, 1964
Rating: 2 stars (out of 4) My Fair Lady (1964): Dir. George Cukor. Written by: Alan Jay Lerner. Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Music by Frederick Loewe. Based upon the musical of the same name, […]
OBPC #36: Tom Jones, 1963
Rating: 2 stars (out of 4) Tom Jones (1963): Dir. Tony Richardson. Written by: John Osborne. Based upon the novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding. Starring: Albert Finney, Susannah York, […]
OBPC #35: Lawrence of Arabia, 1962
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) Lawrence of Arabia (1962): Dir. David Lean. Written by: Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson. Based upon writings by T.E. Lawrence. Starring: Peter O’Toole, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Alec Guinness, […]
IN MEMORIAM: Roger Ebert, 1942-2013
I didn’t know Roger Ebert personally. I’d like to believe I did, having consumed his reviews, commentary, and video clips with feverish gusto. As a burgeoning cinephile, my immediate reaction after watching any film is […]
OBPC #34: West Side Story, 1961
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) West Side Story (1961): Directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. Written by: Ernest Lehman. Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Music by Leonard Bernstein. Based upon the stage musical of […]
OBPC #33: The Apartment, 1960
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) The Apartment (1960): Dir. Billy Wilder. Written by: Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond. Starring: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, and Jack Kruschen. Unrated. Running time: 125 minutes. Coming […]