The HBO mini-series "John Adams" is undoubtedly television at its best. The political and personal life of the nation's second president, John Adams, is chronicled in this movie from executive producer Tom Hanks and director Tom Hooper ("Elizabeth I" 2005 HBO series). The marvelous teleplay written [..]

"The Mystery of Natalie Wood" is a made-for-television biopic about the life and career of Natalie Wood from her childhood in the movies in the 1940's to her death in 1981. Director Peter Bogdanovich ("The Last Picture Show" 1971) made the film in a semi-documentary fashion, with [..]

"The Day the Earth Stood Still" is a bad remake of the 1951 science fiction movie classic of the same name. The story still has an alien coming to warn the earth of problems, then about nuclear war and now director Scott Derrickson and screenwriter David Scarpa [..]

"Code of a Killer" is a British drama miniseries about Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its initial use by policeman David Baker in catching a double murderer. Director James Strong and creator-teleplay writer Michael Crompton put together an interesting look at this historic change in [..]

"The Interview" was a black comedy action picture about a journalist who manages to obtain an interview with the North Korean president, and is then given the task by CIA operatives to assassinate him. The subsequent threats in real life against producers-directors Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg [..]

Much scarier than horror films or slasher movies is "I.O.U.S.A.," a documentary about the size and impact of the national debt of the United States of America. The show is hosted by Robert Bixby (Concord Coalition) and David Walker (U. S. Comptroller General, 1998-2008) as they were [..]

"What Happens in Vegas" is a romantic comedy film that tells the story of two New Yorkers meeting for the first time in Las Vegas and getting married on a whim. The next day, both realize their mistake but Jack wins a three million dollar jackpot on [..]

The early years of Billy Graham's life and ministry is faithfully depicted in "Billy: The Early Years." It tells the story of the famous evangelist's life from high school and college in North Carolina in the 1930's through his first crusade in Los Angeles in 1949. [..]

"Babylon A. D." is a classic Vin Diesel science fiction action picture, this one telling the story of a mercenary hired to bring a young woman from Asia to New York City, by way of Russia. Director Mathieu Kassovitz ("See How They Fall" 1994) instilled the film [..]

Producer-director Christopher Nolan continues his unique interpretation of the Batman story in the highly dramatic and action-packed "The Dark Knight." This sequel to Nolan's 2005 "Batman Begins" has the Batman battling several villains in an effort to dismantle Gotham City's crime organizations, the major foe turning out [..]