Anthony Hopkins won a Primetime Emmy Award for this portrayal of Adolph Hitler during the final weeks of his life in "The Bunker." Hopkins played the infamous dictator as sometimes depressed, sometimes in denial, sometimes feeling betrayed, but always being justified in his Third Reich "mission" to [..]
The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
"The World of Suzie Wong" is a romantic drama film starring William Holden as an American businessman who moves to Hong Kong to pursue a career as an artist. He hires a local girl to pose for him, and complications arise when he falls in love with her [..]
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
As remakes go, 1981's "The Postman Always Rings Twice" from director Bob Rafelson ("The King of Marvin Gardens" 1972) has enough melodrama to keep viewers interested, minus the allure and charisma of the original 1946 black-and-white noir thriller starring Lana Turner and John Garfield. [..]
The Man of Destiny (1981)
"The Man of Destiny" is the fictional story of a young Napoleon Bonaparte arriving at an inn in Italy on the verge of one of his great victories. This made-for-television movie was well directed by Desmond Davis from one of George Bernard Shaw's least known plays; the [..]
The Four Seasons (1981)
Alan Alda makes an attempt to write and direct a major motion picture with mixed results. "The Four Seasons" is the story of three married couples who vacation together four times a year. One of the couples break up and the others are left to adjust [..]
Pennies from Heaven (1981)
"Pennies from Heaven" is a romantic comedy is about a sheet-music salesman in the 1930's whose business is failing and his marriage is not doing very well either. Director Herbert Ross ("California Suite" 1978) put together a flat and dull story with a poorly written screenplay by [..]
Masada (1981)
"Masada" is a fictionalized account of the Roman siege of the famous citadel in 73-74 AD, which resulted in the mass suicide of 960 Jews who did not want to be subjugated to Roman rule. Director Boris Segal and teleplay writer Joel Oliansky put together this engrossing drama [..]
Chariots of Fire (1981)
The Best Picture of 1981 is....."Chariots of Fire." This is the story of two determined runners in the 1920's who are training for the British track team that is to appear in the 1924 Paris Olympics: Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of [..]
SOB (1981)
"SOB" is a black comedy which tells the story of a movie producer who has a potential box office bomb on his hands, and the only way he knows of making it profitable is to convince his actress wife, who has a squeaky-clean image, to do a nude [..]
Modern Problems (1981)
"Modern Problems" is a comedy film telling the story of a man who gets into a car crash with a truck containing nuclear waste, which spills on his car and on his person. The next day he notices he has supernatural powers and the limited comedy proceeds from [..]