The Best Picture Winners, Part 12 | Gone With the Wind (Part 1 of 2)
It has been a perennial of American film [...]
Drama
Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987)
There are a million ways that Amazing Grace and Chuck could have embarrassed itself. I mean, it’s about a 12-year-old little boy so moved by...
Extreme Prejudice (1987)
It is obvious from his work that Walter Hill has been inspired by films of the past, particularly westerns starring the likes of John Wayne...
Project X (1987)
I have a suspicious streak for these things. Over the years I like to think that I've built up a sixth sense about when something...
Street Smart (1987)
It is amazing how these things work out. I just wrote my review of Hollywood Shuffle and noted that most of Hollywood's popular African-American actors are...
Heat (1987)
I once heard an interview with Roger Ebert about how the “Siskel and Ebert” show got started. He said that initially, both critics walked into...
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
This will sound a little strange, but I actually had the same problem with Some Kind of Wonderful that I had with 84 Charing Cross...
84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
84 Charing Cross Road is a prime illustration of the difficulty of making a movie about people who like to read books. It’s like writing,...
