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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
Rating: 2½ stars (out of 4) Chariots of Fire (1981): Dir. Hugh Hudson. Written by: Colin Welland. Starring: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Ian Holm, Nigel Havers, and Nicholas Farrell. Rated PG for brief language. Running […]
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Ordinary People (1980): Dir. Robert Redford. Written by: Alvin Sargent and Nancy Dowd. Based upon the novel of the same name by Judith Guest. Starring: Timothy Hutton, Donald Sutherland, […]
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) Kramer vs. Kramer (1979): Written and directed by Robert Benton. Based upon the novel of the same name by Avery Corman. Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry, Jane […]
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) The Deer Hunter (1978): Dir. Michael Cimino. Written by: Deric Washburn, from a story by Washburn, Cimino, Louis Garfinkle, and Quinn K. Redeker. Starring: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, […]