The Cider House Rules
Homer Wells (Tobey Maguire) reads David Copperfield aloud to his fellow orphans, letting us know that like Copperfield, he will let us decide for ourselves whether he is the hero of his own life....
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In "Dave" and "Big" screenwriter Gary Ross gave us characters whose innocent honesty and goodness revealed and transformed the adult world. Now, as both screenwriter and director of "Pleasantville," he...
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Remember when "Superman" was released with the tagline, "You will believe a man can fly?" Well, "Spider-Man" will not only make you believe that a teenager can swing from the skyscrapers; it will...
View ArticleThe Great Gatsby
Kids, here's a hint: Don't think you can pass a sophomore English exam on F. Scott Fitzgerald's jazz age classic and high school reading list perennial by watching this movie. While this version of...
View ArticleA New Film About the Tortured Chess Genius, Bobby Fischer: Behind the Scenes
Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber, and Peter Sarsgaard find the genius behind the madness of Bobby Fischer in the upcoming film, "Pawn Sacrifice," from one of my favorite directors, Edward Zwick.... Read...
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