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The Sugarland Express (1974)
Director Steven Spielberg made his theatrical film debut with the crime drama "The Sugarland Express." It tells the story of a woman and her newly escaped-from-prison husband who take a policeman hostage and flee across Texas to try and get their child before he is placed in [..]
Titanic (1997)
The Best Picture of 1997 is....."Titanic." The story centers on an ill-fated romance between members of different social classes, played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, and is set in one of the worst maritime disasters in modern history. Director-screenwriter James Cameron expertly orchestrated this three-and-a-half hour movie [..]
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
"Seven Years in Tibet" is a biographical World War II drama about an Austrian mountain climber and his experiences in Tibet from 1944 to 1951. He forms an friendship with the teenage 14th Dalai Lama as he serves as his tudor. Director Jean-Jacques Annaud [..]
Gattaca (1997)
A futuristic crime drama and a look at the ethics of human genetic engineering both describe the excellent science fiction movie "Gattaca." Andrew Niccol wrote and directed this film with little waste in the storyline and plot; it was a fast-moving 106 minutes. [..]
The Jackal (1997)
Big name stars, an exciting action story, and expert direction by Michael Caton-Jones ("Rob Roy" 1995) are all atributes of "The Jackal." This complex, yet easy to follow, tale of an international search for an elusive assassin is a credit to the well written screenplay by [..]
The Full Monty (1997)
"The Full Monty" is the story of six unemployed blue collar Englishmen in Sheffield who decide to form a male striptease act to generate income. Sloppy directing by Peter Cattaneo and terrible writing by Simon Beaufoy make this just an awful movie with bad production values and terrible [..]
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
"Tomorrow Never Dies" is the 18th Eon Production of the James Bond movie series where everyone's favorite secret agent has been assigned to prevent a crazed media mogul from succeeding in his plans to start a war between the United Kingdom and China, which would secure broadcast rights [..]
Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters (1998)
"Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters" is an interesting look at the brother & sister musical group popular in the late 1960's through the early 1980's. The documentary's director, Ron Tosches, covers their move from New Haven, Connecticut, to Downey, California, in 1963; the Richard Carpenter Trio's [..]
Leave It to Beaver (1997)
"Leave It to Beaver" is an entertaining revisit to the popular television series that ran from 1957-1963. Director Andy Cadiff and screenwriters Brain Levant and Lon Diamond pay due respect to the original, including many inside jokes and three cast members from the first "Beaver." The story has [..]
Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
"Beverly Hills Ninja" is most definitely a Chris Farley vehicle, and a hilarious one at that. The screenplay by Mark Feldberg and Mitchell Klebanoff fits Farley's unique slap-stick and physical comedy talents to a T. Focused direction by Dennis Dugan ("Happy Gilmore" 1996) helps keep the storyline and [..]