"The Man from Snowy River" is an Australian western drama about a young man who obtains employment with a horse rancher, becomes involved with his daughter, clashes with other cowboys on the job, amongst some other horse opera melodrama. Director George T. Miller and screenwriter John Dixon have [..]

"Vernon, Florida" was a hint of things to come from documentary filmmaker Errol Morris. The future Oscar-winning director ("The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara" 2003) showed early signs of genius in this, his second project. The film [..]

"Diner" is a comedy-drama film about five friends who reunite at a local diner periodically to talk about what is going on in their lives. This is reportedly a semi-autobiographical story from director-screenwriter Barry Levinson's life, in his big screen debut. However, the film in reality [..]

The Best Picture of 1982 is....."Gandhi." The amazing story of Mahatma Gandhi is told in this three hour film, stunningly portrayed by Ben Kingsley. His performance as the pacifist Indian leader working for his nation's independence from Great Britain won him the Best Actor Oscar. Kingsley carried the [..]

"Paint" is a comedy-drama movie about a man who hosts a popular painting show on public broadcasting. It is largely based on broadcaster Bob Ross, an art instructor who had a similar show on PBS from 1983 to 1994, where he taught people to paint beautiful landscapes. [..]

"What Happens Later" is a romantic comedy film about a divorced couple who run into each other at an airport when their flights get delayed due to a snowstorm. Director and star Meg Ryan has created an interesting movie where the entire screen time of 104 minutes is [..]

An epic motion picture franchise and international cultural phenomenon started in 1977 with "Star Wars." The story, which takes place "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away," focuses on the Rebel Alliance, led by one Princess Leia Organa and later by Luke Skywalker, a farm [..]

After a big misfire in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979), and its poor reception from critics and the general public, Paramount Pictures struck gold with the second picture "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan." The brass at Paramount removed creator Gene Roddenberry from [..]

Executive producer George Lucas brought the original "Star Wars" trilogy (1977 & 1980) to a classy conclusion with "Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi." The crisp direction by Richard Marquand ("Eye of the Needle" 1981) and a marvelous screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas [..]

Sean Connery made a triumphant return as James Bond in "Never Say Never Again," twelve years after leaving the franchise in 1971's "Diamonds Are Forever." This is a loose remake of 1965's "Thunderball," and was not produced under the auspices of, nor sanctioned by, Eon Productions. (One other, [..]