The Best Picture Winners, Part 12 | Gone With the Wind (Part 1 of 2)
It has been a perennial of American film [...]
Cruising (1980)
I sat there trying to figure it all out. I suspect that Cruising wants have a purpose. It wants to say something, but damned if...
Saturn 3 (1980)
Okay, so I have seen three bad movies starring Farrah Fawcett and I think I have nailed down the problem. She’s not a bad actress,...
Being There (1979)
I read a piece recently praising Peter Sellers' performance in Being There as a matter of his range. I don't think that's it. For Sellers, Being...
Midnight Madness (1980)
It is difficult now to think of a time when the Walt Disney company didn’t dominate the entertainment world (or consume it), but there was...
The Last Married Couple in America (1980)
The Last Married Couple in America is the most frustrating kind of movie that encounter – the kind in which all of the pieces of...
Hero at Large (1980)
Hero at Large puts me in mind of something that I’ve always wondered. What would happen in real life if Bruce Wayne decided to spend...
My Brilliant Career (1980)
About halfway through My Brilliant Career my emotional bond with the film was one of sympathy. I felt very much for the plight of Sybylla...
