Roger Moore proves true the old adage that the third time is a charm with "The Spy Who Loved Me." His number three journey as 007, and the tenth James Bond film from Eon Productions, is probably Moore's best of his seven appearances. This movie is [..]

There's plenty of action and adventure in the ocean-bound film "The Deep." Director Peter Yates ("For Pete's Sake" 1974) keeps the pace on an even keel, with the result being that the audience is entertained for the entire two hours of "The Deep." The screenplay by [..]

Broadway director Harold Prince enjoyed great success on the Great White Way for years, earning a record 21 Tony Awards. However, this run did not extend to motion pictures as his film "A Little Night Music" was a stinker on the big screen. Screenwriter Hugh Wheeler [..]

"Unsung Hero" tells the inspirational story of a man whose music company collapses and then decides to move from Australia to America in search of a brighter future. In the process of struggling to make ends meet, he and his family discover the talents of their children, who [..]

George Burns takes a stab at portraying Deity in "Oh God!" Director Carl Reiner and screenwriter Larry Gelbart put together a humorous storyline and funny lines for the actors. It is mostly of the mild and non-offensive sort, adapted from the 1971 book of the same [..]

Director Steven Spielberg's obsession with the possible existence of aliens from outer space reached ridiculous heights in his 1977 movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." Most of the two hour-plus motion picture is very slow paced, and even just down right boring. Spielberg's screenplay tells [..]

Mark Wahlberg plays a man who assembles a sports team to compete in a race across the Dominican Republic in "Arthur the King." As the competition grinds on, they realize they are being followed by an ailing stray dog who becomes their mascot. Director Simon Cellan [..]

"The Thief of Bagdad" is a swashbuckler action silent movie that tells the story of a small-time street thief who falls in love with the daughter of the Caliph of Baghdad. Director Raoul Walsh and producer-star Douglas Fairbanks skillfully made this film into what is universally acclaimed [..]

"The Talented Mr. Ripley" is a psychological thriller movie about a con artist who is sent from New York City to Italy to persuade a young millionaire playboy to return home. After failing, he takes extreme measures and the situation rapidly disintegrates. British director-screenwriter Anthony Minghella [..]

"Tears of the Sun" is an action film telling the story of a U. S. Navy SEAL team sent on a rescue mission in a civil war in Nigeria. They are to extract an American doctor from her jungle hospital before a vicious group of rebels reach [..]