"You call this archeology?! " --Sean Connery, "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" In the American Film Institute's 2003 poll of top movie heroes, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) placed second behind A
Simply put, "Lawrence of Arabia" is the best epic the screen has ever seen. In terms of sheer sweep, intelligence, and star power, nothing much comes close. It made both T.E. Lawrence and actor Peter
William Golding's symbolic novel, "Lord of the Flies", written in 1954 has been twice been made into films, in 1963 and again in 1991. The less said about the newer version, the better, but director P
"Do not forsake me, oh, my darlin', on this our weddin' day-ee; do not forsake me, oh, my.... " Sorry. Wrong classic Western. Let me try again. "Shane. Shane, come back. " There. That's better. Can I
The last time we met Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan, he was teamed up with Chris Tucker in "Rush Hour" (1998) and kung-fuing his way through modern L.A. It was a moderately successful comedy. This ti
You'd have to go back to 1976 and "All the President's Men" to find a more gripping cinematic presentation of real-life events than 1999's "The Insider. " Of course, I realize the dangers of such a co
There aren't many authors whose names are big enough to go before the title of a film. John Grisham, Tom Clancey, and Stephen King are among the few. So is Dean Koontz, whose horror books sell in the
There was never any doubt that Will Smith would be funny; I mean, he's a very funny guy. What comes as a pleasant surprise is how funny Tommy Lee Jones is. The teaming of Smith and Jones for comedy sc
Note: In the following joint Blu-ray review, both John and Jason provide their reactions to the movie, with John also writing up the Video, Audio, Extras, and Parting Thoughts. **The Movie Accordin
Director John Frankenheimer is no stranger to movies about espionage and conspiracies. He had just finished the successful "Manchurian Candidate" when in 1964 he decided to film Fletcher Knebel and Ch
It's rare that a History (the History Channel is now known simply as History) documentary creates a popular buzz, but for a while last month I couldn't get through a day without someone mentioning "th
Along with "Knute Rockne: All American" (1940), this 1942 film about baseball legend Lou Gehrig was one of the first sports biopics. Curiously, though, there's not nearly as much baseball in the film