1999 was such a loaded year for movies that “The Mummy” seemed like a middle-of-the-road entry among tentpole films, one last May appetizer – and
“Face/Off” (1997) is on the short list of great body-swap movies. Fans say they love John Travolta acting like Nicolas Cage and Cage acting like
An unwritten rule of movies is viewers allow one massive implausibility, but not a mountain of small implausibilities. This is why “Con Air” (1997) is
Director/co-writer Mel Brooks starts his run of original genre spoofs in fiery fashion with “Blazing Saddles,” the first of a one-two punch in 1974 with
When are the Oscars on TV? The 98th Academy Awards will air at 7 p.m. Eastern Sunday, March 15 on ABC and Hulu (and ABC.com and the ABC app). It will
Some have suggested Rob Reiner had the greatest five-film run of all time with “Stand by Me,” “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally,” “Misery”
The wide-audience crowd-pleaser “Splash” (1984) plays today like a homework assignment for a viewer going through the catalogs of director Ron Howard (his first hit)
I can imagine writer-star Gene Wilder and writer-director Mel Brooks watching “Frankenstein” (1931) and inserting jokes, a la the “Airplane!” (1980) writers when watching “Zero
“The Muppet Movie” (1979) is a true classic: a road film, a comedy, a romance, a film with heart. It’s worth it for the cameos
Although it’s set in a time when the idea of a computer instantly telling you the price of orange-juice concentrate stock is cutting-edge, “Trading Places”