The Deer Hunter (1978)
Winner of Best Picture of 1978, The Deer Hunter was the first major release to deal with the troubling issue of Vietnam head on, with an often unflinching portrayal of the horrors of the war,...
1970s / Adventure / Drama / War
by Vincent Leo · Published August 1, 2005 · Last modified May 23, 2019
Winner of Best Picture of 1978, The Deer Hunter was the first major release to deal with the troubling issue of Vietnam head on, with an often unflinching portrayal of the horrors of the war,...
Based on the bestseller by Nicholas Sparks, Message in a Bottle is nothing but 2+ hours of missed opportunities. First and foremost, director Luis Mandoki does not seem to realize that to have an effective tearjerker,...
by Vincent Leo · Published January 3, 1998 · Last modified January 14, 2019
White Squall is based on a true story of a ship school set in 1960 led by Captain Christopher “Skipper” Sheldon (Bridges, The Fabulous Baker Boys) who, along with his wife (Goodall, Schindler’s List), leads a group...
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