Stargate (1994)
Around 1978, Roland Emmerich, a film school student in Munich, screened a documentary about who built the Great Pyramids of Giza and why. The documentary incorporated ideas from Erich von Daniken’s book, “Chariots of...
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Permanent Midnight (1998)
An adaptation of Jerry Stahl’s autobiography, a Hollywood TV writer whose life comes crashing down after becoming addicted to heroin. A very impressive dramatic debut for comedian Stiller, and a well-crafted and directed film...
Dead Calm (1989)
Orson Welles developed the project in the 1960s but never completed it. George Miller and Terry Hayes company, Kennedy-Miller, bought the rights out from Welles’ estate. Shot near Hamilton Island. Australia. Dead Calm is a...
Analyze This (1999)
Robert De Niro (Ronin, Jackie Brown) is Paul Vitti, a New York mob boss with problems. He suffers from anxiety attacks, a lack of nerves, and even impotence. He seeks help from a psychiatrist named...
Top Gun (1986)
Top Gun is a quintessential Reagan-era by-product, a pure fantasy highlighted by typical concentration on materialism and superficiality. From the synthesized score by Harold Faltermeyer to the synth-rock tunes of Berlin and Kenny Loggins,...
Lifeline (1997)
Due to revolving around the occupation of firefighting, Lifeline will likely be compared by most viewers to the American film by Ron Howard, Backdraft, by any who have seen both. However, even though Lifeline came afterward and should rightfully...
The Searchers (1956)
The Searchers is an entertaining Western by the quintessential oater duo of director John Ford and star John Wayne (The Quiet Man, Rio Bravo). As the years progress, the crowd grows larger that touts...
Rear Window (1954)
In my humble opinion, Rear Window is one of the true masterpieces of cinema. To this day, I can’t find one aspect of this film that doesn’t inspire a feeling of awe, from Hitchcock’s (Strangers on...
Jackie Brown (1997)
Based on the Elmore Leonard book, “Rum Punch”, a flight attendant (Grier, Foxy Brown) for a Mexican airline is smuggling up money to Compton from her criminal boss’s (Jackson, Trees Lounge) gun selling operation. She gets busted by...
The Killer (1989)
An assassin (Yun-Fat, All About Ah-Long) inadvertently nearly blinds a young lounge singer (Yeh, Peking Opera Blues) during one of his assignments. Overwhelmed by pity, he decides to take care of her and soon they fall in love. ...