Outstanding chemistry between Richard Dreyfuss and Bill Murray are featured front-and-center in the comedy movie "What About Bob?" This story about a needy patient who follows his psychiatrist on vacation is loaded with laughs, thanks to a skillfully written screenplay by Tom Schulman and crisp direction by [..]
City Slickers (1991)
Three friends in New York City decide to take a different kind of vacation and get away from it all at a dude ranch in New Mexico, where they will go on a cattle drive to Colorado. The comedy, and some drama, proceeds from there in "City [..]
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Best Picture of 1991 is....."The Silence of the Lambs," a macabre thriller movie about a young FBI agent who is hunting a serial killer, and seeks advise from another serial killer, who is imprisoned, and also happens to be a psychiatrist. Riveting performances by Jodie Foster [..]
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
"The Fabulous Baker Boys" is a romantic comedy-drama musical film that tells the story of two brothers who are singing partners in an aging lounge act suffering from sagging popularity. They decide to hire a woman vocalist to increase their viability, and get more than they bargained [..]
MGM: When the Lion Roars (1992)
"MGM: When the Lion Roars" is a comprehensive look at the history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the biggest and probably the greatest movie studio that ever existed. This documentary was produced by TNT, and aired on that cable channel in 1992. Producer Joni Levin and director Frank Martin [..]
Sinatra (1992)
The Sinatra family put together the definitive film about legendary crooner Frank Sinatra that aired as a four-part miniseries on CBS in November, 1992. "Sinatra," produced by his daughter Tina Sinatra and reportedly approved by the Chairman of the Board himself, "let it all hang out" and [..]
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
"The Last of the Mohicans" is a slickly produced historical drama about two Native Americans who rescue two daughters of a British Army officer from an ambush, with loads of melodrama proceeding from there, set in the backdrop of the French and Indian War (1754-1763). Producer-director Michael [..]
Straight Talk (1992)
The southern charm of Dolly Parton is the cornerstone of "Straight Talk." This comedy tells the story of a country girl from Arkansas who is hired as a radio talk show host in Chicago, on the (false) assumption that she is a clinical psychologist. The ruse [..]
A Dry White Season (1989)
"A Dry White Season" is a drama film which takes place in 1976 in South Africa during the apartheid era. It tells the story of a school teacher who discovers that the young son of a black gardener has been killed by a corrupt policeman. He persuades [..]
Aladdin (1992)
"Aladdin" is an animated musical comedy fantasy film from the Arab folktale of a boy who stumbles upon a magic lamp that contains a genie who grants him three wishes. Producers-directors-screenwriters John Musker and Ron Clements put together this movie with comedy, drama, romance, colorful animation, and [..]