I remember reading Stephen King’s novel for Misery, and getting caught up in the tension. The same happened the first time I watched Rob Reiner’s film version featuring an adapted script by William Goldman and featured James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Lauren Bacall, and Frances Sternhagen. I hadn’t watched it since it first came…
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Dick Tracy (1990) – Warren Beatty
It’s been a long time since I sat down to watch this film, it may be since it first came out, or at least when it first hit video. I remember wanting to really get into this one when it first came out, I wanted it to be the next big summer blockbuster. So did…
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) – Scott Derrickson
The next title up for my perusal in the Sci-Fi Chronicles book is The Day The Earth Stood Still, I’d previously reviewed the 1951 classic here, so now it was time to take on the remake. And sadly, the updated version would rather focus on visual effects rather than the characters or story or…
Trailer Tracks: Fried Green Tomatoes – Jon Avnet
Yet another entry from my Top 10 Films of All Time list is this wonderful film, based on the novel by Fannie Flagg, which spans generations to tell the story of the Whistle Stop Café and how events of the past can shape the lives of the future. A lonely, unhappy housewife Evelyn Couch (Kathy…
The Mind Reels 