Producer-director-screenwriter Michael Mann ("The Last of the Mohicans" 1992) has put together a plodding crime drama film called "Heat." The story of a troubled relationship between an LAPD officer and an active career criminal is so long at 170 minutes that it is something of a miracle [..]

"Prince of Foxes" is the story of Italian nobleman Andrea Orsini and his sometimes underhanded work for Cesare Borgia (son of Pope Alexander VI). This exciting drama was intended as a vehicle for Tyrone Power, a major star at 20th Century Fox in the 1940's and 1950's. [..]

"Ghost Town" is a comedy starring Ricky Gervais as a dentist who can see and communicate with ghosts. Although the film, directed by David Koepp ("Secret Window" 2004), who also co-wrote the screenplay with John Kamps, has some very funny moments, it suffers because of the similarity [..]

Producer-director-screenwriter Alan J. Pakula created an exciting and fast-moving film adapted from the complex political novel "The Pelican Brief" by John Grisham, published in 1992. Julia Roberts plays a law student who goes on the run when a legal brief she writes becomes a political hot potato. [..]

Billy Crystal hit a few bumps in the road in his directorial debut, which he also starred in. "Mr. Saturday Night" is the uneven story of the life and career of fictional stand-up comedian Buddy Young Jr. Producer-director-writer-star Crystal could not decide whether to make [..]

In "Outland," Sean Connery plays a marshal on Jupiter's moon Io battling drug dealers and other criminals, while receiving very little support from the local mining community. This exciting and well-paced science fiction version of "High Noon" (1952) was finely crafted by director-screenwriter Peter Hyams ("Capricorn One" [..]

Burt Reynolds delivers a surprisingly nuanced performance as a recently divorced man who is unable to decide between his new girl friend and his former wife in "Starting Over." Expert direction by Alan J. Pakula ("All the President's Men" 1976) and crystal clear writing by James L. [..]

Laurence Olivier put on his own inimitable version of Tennessee William's 1955 play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" featuring himself, Maureen Stapleton, Natalie Wood, and Robert Wagner in the starring roles. Though not as polished as the 1958 motion picture for theatrical release starring Elizabeth Taylor, [..]

Don't expect the movie "The Dukes of Hazzard" to be reminiscent of the television series that ran on CBS from 1979 to 1985. It contains large amounts of coarse humor, foul language, and drug use. Director Jay Chandrasekhar ("Club Dread" 2004) and screenwriter John [..]

Fans of "The Dukes of Hazzard" television series should enjoy the made-for-tv movie "The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!" It retains the basic characteristics of the original, thanks to producer-teleplay author Gy Waldron, who was the creator of the series that ran on CBS from 1979 to 1985. [..]