I have to admit that of all of America's great playwrights, I've always found Tennessee Williams the most distant from my own way of life. I mean, compared to, say, Arthur Miller or Eugene O'Neill, Wi
"You're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back a star! " Hollywood has made scores of backstage musicals over the years, some of them like "Cabaret" and "Chorus Line" more meaningful and
Afficionados of the genre often point to Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None" as the best mystery novel ever written. Is it any wonder, then, that there have been so many screen versions of it
*Note: John wrote the primary review as well as the Film Value paragraph. Eddie wrote the Video, Audio, and Extras sections. The number ratings at the bottom of the page match what was written about e
"Proof," the 2005 movie adaptation of David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning stage play, is a useful example of why plays don't always make the best movies. Film, motion pictures, is primarily a visual
The first time Buena Vista issued this movie on DVD, it was a bare-bones affair, with little more than an opening menu and some chapter selections. This time out, the studio has gone the extra mile an
Michael Winterbottom hit it big with "24 Hour Party People", a frenetic look at the Manchester music scene. Sex, drugs, and rock & roll were at its heart, though not necessarily in that order. "9 Song
It may not be a great movie, but you can't say there isn't some variety in it. With "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" you get a light, tongue-in-cheek romantic comedy, an exaggerated, heavy-handed screwball comedy,
First, a word of explanation. "The Polar Express" is one of those computer animations that try to look as photorealistic as possible in their representations of the actual world. As a result, the huma
Surely, you joust. Knights rocking out? You have to admire artists who take risks. In just his second directorial outing, Brian Helgeland took one whale of a chance by opting to infuse a period piece
For years after I first saw Disney's "Cinderella" (1950) and "Sleeping Beauty" (1959) back in my childhood, I kept getting them mixed up. They were both about beautiful princesses and handsome princes
Everybody starts somewhere. "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood" marked the big-screen debut in 1996 of the Wayans brothers, along with their sisters, cousins, ni