Horatio Hornblower is a fictional character created by British writer C. S. Forester in 1937 that has captivated audiences since, and has appeared in a series of 10 novels by the acclaimed author. Forester was a historical novelist, biographer, journalist [...]
Medgar Evers has been one of the leading figures in the civil rights movement of the 50s and 60s in America’s south. Evers was denied access to the University of Mississippi in 1954 for his skin color and from then on, to the day he was cowardly shot in [...]
Throughout the past we have seen a number of movies that revolve around teacher-student relationships in challenged neighborhoods, but if one of these movies truly stands out, it has to be “To Sir, With Love”. Not only has it become the template for [...]
The thing I noticed the most, only minutes after I had inserted the DVD of Universal’s upcoming “The Story Of Us” for review, was that the movie was portraying personal relationships and the delicate dance of the personalities in such relationships [...]
I have always felt that George C. Scott was the strongest in the parts that brought out the human and emotional sides of his characters. Although his performance in movies like “Patton” was truly remarkable, to me parts such as that of Edward [...]
There are certain films that you never forget once you have seen them. "Papillon" is one of these truly rare movies. Based on Henri Charriere’s real-life experiences that he immortalized in his bestseller novel of the same name, [...]
Imagine you have a biographic movie, in which not a person is the center of attention, but an object. This intriguing idea is the concept behind "The Red Violin", in which a famous instrument becomes the pivot of an entire biopic, following the [...]
Based on James Fenimore Cooper’s classic novels from the "Leatherstocking" series, director Michael Mann took the second book in the quintology as the source for his epic adventure movie, "The Last Of The Mohicans". It is a great [...]
Over the past decade, there have been many movies, which have dealt with inner-city life and the struggle for youth to escape that life. Films like "Boyz ’N The Hood", "Menace II Society" and "Set It Off" set the stage for [...]
The love for opera, determination and a degree of obsession is what defines Anchor Bay’s latest release, "Fitzcarraldo". As much as these elements determine the film’s main character, they also manifest themselves in the film’s creator, [...]
