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Romantic Drama
Tuesday, 07 March 2000 |
Written by
Bill Warren
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title:
Gone With The Wind
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studio:
MGM Home Video
MPAA rating:
G
starring:
Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, Hattie McDaniel, Thomas Mitchell
release year:
1939
film rating:
Four stars
reviewed by:
Bill Warren
Some movies become so much a part of our lives, of the history of not
just movies, but our society, that it can be difficult to judge them as
movies any longer--they become huge icons that glow so brightly the
surface is hard to discern. But when you strip away all the trappings
from ‘Gone with the Wind,’ arguably the most famous movie ever made,
you're left with what may well be the greatest melodrama in Hollywood
history. It's legitimately epic -- so huge that the title sweeps across
the screen one word at a time, beautifully acted, produced on a lavish
scale, and technically both outstanding and innovative. Plus it's
simply a hell of a lot of fun to watch.
Tuesday, 23 November 1999 |
Written by
Abbie Bernstein
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title:
Stealing Home
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studio:
Warner Home Video
MPAA rating:
PG-13
starring:
Mark Harmon, Jodie Foster, William McNamara, Jonathan Silverman
release year:
1988
film rating:
Two-and-a-Half Stars
reviewed by:
Abbie Bernstein
Movies just don’t come much more innocuous than ‘Stealing Home.’ This
is rather peculiar when one considers that the script, by
writers/directors Steven Kampmann & Will Aldis, includes such
provocative developments as loss of virginity, incapacitating despair,
fatal accidents and suicide. The attempt seems to be to create a tale
of coming of age and healing nostalgia, with the emphasis on recovery
rather than the wounds, but the effect is pretty tame.
Tuesday, 31 August 1999 |
Written by
Abbie Bernstein
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title:
Titanic
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studio:
Paramount Home Video
MPAA rating:
PG-13
starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher
release year:
1997
film rating:
Four Stars
reviewed by:
Abbie Bernstein
By now, there are surely very few people left in the movie-watching
world who haven’t seen ‘Titanic.’ There must be fewer still who aren’t
aware that the mult-Oscar winner is the top-grossing film in history.
This doesn’t mean that it’s the best film ever made, or even the best
film released in 1997, but it’s still damn good.
Tuesday, 20 October 1998 |
Written by
Bill Warren
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title:
Lovesick
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studio:
Warner Home Video
MPAA rating:
PG
starring:
Dudley Moore, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Guinness, John Huston, Alan King, Ron Silver, Renée Taylor, Gene Sacks, Wallace Shawn
release year:
1983
film rating:
Three stars
reviewed by:
Bill Warren
Marshall Brickman started in movies as a co-writer with Woody Allen,
including Allen's two best movies, "Annie Hall" (1977) and "Manhattan"
(1979). He turned director with "Simon" in 1980, and sporadically has
turned out a few quirky little movies from time to time, the last being
the misfired "Intersection" in 1994. "Lovesick" is his most Woody-esque
movie by far; it's set in Manhattan, it deals with psychiatry and
romance, and he even tries for the broken dialog rhythms that are so
much a part of Allen's style. It's very easy to imagine Woody Allen in
the leading role of psychiatrist Saul Benjamin, played here by Dudley
Moore. (And where has he gone?)
Tuesday, 29 September 1998 |
Written by
Abbie Bernstein
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title:
City Of Angels
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studio:
Warner Home Video
MPAA rating:
PG-13
starring:
Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Dennis Franz, Andre Braugher
release year:
1998
film rating:
Three and a half stars
sound/picture:
Three and a half stars
reviewed by:
Abbie Bernstein
‘City of Angels’ is a gentle-souled, thoughtful romantic fantasy that
has unexpected rhythms and grace notes. Some of its deviations from the
traditional routes of big-budget love stories don’t quite work (the
ending is arguably unpredictable but tremendously wrong-headed).
However, in adapting Wim Wenders film ‘Wings of Desire’ for an
English-language version set (where else?) in Los Angeles, director
Brad Silberling and screenwriter Dana Stevens create moments of magic.
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