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. [..]

The second and final reunion movie of the original cast of "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979-1985) was "The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood." This made-for-tv motion picture was a fun tribute to the original series that ran on CBS. Director Bradford May [..]

"The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning" is a terrible prequel to the really bad 2005 film "The Dukes of Hazzard." The story in this made-for-tv movie tells of the early years of Daisy, Bo, and Luke Duke as teenagers in Hazzard County, with poor execution by director [..]

The comedic abilities of Joan Rivers are the star of the show in the 1990 made-for-tv movie "How to Marry a Millionaire." She plays a wealthy woman who becomes convinced that her husband is planning to murder her. Her performing skills have [..]

"The Blue and the Gray" is the story of a family and their divided loyalties during the American Civil War. This professional production was well directed by Andrew V. McLaglen ("McLintock!" 1963) and well written by Ian McLellan Hunter. The three-part miniseries benefited [..]

Producer David L. Wolper, who gave the world the popular miniseries "Roots" in 1977, came up with another big hit in the same genre in 1983 called "The Thorn Birds." Adequate direction by Daryl Duke ("The President's Plane is Missing" 1973) and teleplay writing by Carmen Culver [..]

Producer-director-writer Todd Haynes ("Far From Heaven" 2002) and the HBO cable channel teamed up to put together the definitive version of James M. Cain's 1941 novel "Mildred Pierce." The quality of the five hour miniseries surpassed that of the 1945 movie, which was pretty much a vehicle [..]