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Book Review: Jared Feldschreiber Tries To Unite Bob Dylan, Woody Allen & Dustin Hoffman In RECKLESS ABANDON

Bob Dylan, Woody Allen and Dustin Hoffman – three titans of the cultural arts in the 20th (and 21st) Century and three men who are woven into the tapestry of Jared Feldschreiber’s debut novella, Reckless Abandon. As someone who admires [...]

January 4, 2023

Podcast – Episode 26: Darren Le Gallo, Schuyler Fisk & Henry Thomas Talk About SAM & KATE

Sam & Kate is a heartfelt family dramedy from writer-director Darren Le Gallo. It’s a low-key piece, which features a collection of strong performances from its cast – Dustin Hoffman, Sissy Spacek, Jake Hoffman, Schuyler Fisk and Henry [...]

November 21, 2022

Notebook Reviews: MARATHON MAN

John Schlesinger – 1976. John Schlesinger‘s Marathon Man is a wonderful suspense thriller with an impressive cast –Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider and William Devane. William Goldman‘s screenplay (adapted [...]

March 3, 2022

Notebook Reviews: THE GRADUATE

Mike Nichols – 1967. A cinematic game-changer when it was first released in 1967, Mike Nichols‘ The Graduate still impresses after all these years. Sure, it’s dated a little but the film’s core message still rings true. [...]

January 5, 2022

Notebook Reviews: SPHERE

Barry Levinson – 1998. Sphere is an under-appreciated, but enjoyable science fiction film from director Barry Levinson. The first 3/4 of this big screen adaptation of Michael Crichton‘s novel is great stuff, but the film literally loses [...]

December 29, 2021

Director Mike Nichols

Born in Berlin, Germany on 6 November 1931, Mike Nichols started his entertainment career in the 1950 as a standup comedian alongside partner Elaine May. He made his directing debut with 1966’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, a drama [...]

November 6, 2021

Notebook Reviews: ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN

Alan J. Pakula – 1976 All the President’s Men is a wonderful political thriller from the great Alan J. Pakula. Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman make for a brilliant pairing as Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two Washington [...]

July 23, 2021

Remembering 1991’s Box Office Bomb BILLY BATHGATE Starring Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman & Bruce Willis

Director Robert Benton‘s adaptation of E. L. Doctorow’s acclaimed novel Billy Bathgate was seen as one of the movies to beat in 1991. It appeared to be poised to clean-up at the box office – and on the awards circuit. However, [...]

March 31, 2021

Notebook Reviews: BILLY BATHGATE

Robert Benton – 1991 Robert Benton’s Billy Bathgate was a huge bomb at the box office when it was released in 1991 – and it’s a massive clunker on a narrative level too. Admittedly it’s a very good looking movie – [...]

March 30, 2021

Trailer: Psychological Thriller INTO THE LABYRINTH Starring Dustin Hoffman

The mighty Dustin Hoffman leads the cast of the psychological thriller Into The Labyrinth. Donato Carrisi directs the film which also stars Toni Servillo and Valentina Bellè. This trailer for the Italian thriller (also called L’uomo del [...]

March 22, 2021

Notebook Reviews: RAIN MAN

Barry Levinson – 1988 Rain Man is an energetic road movie and director Barry Levinson delivers everything that you would want from this type of film. The film sees Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise give performances at the top of their game [...]

August 31, 2020

Warren Beatty And Dustin Taking A Break On The Set Of ISHTAR

Elaine May’s 1987 film, Ishtar is infamous for being one of Hollywood’s great financial disasters. Originally budgeted at $27.5 million, Ishtar’s budget ballooned to $55 million – almost unheard of at the time. It grossed under $15 [...]

April 10, 2020

Warren Beatty And Madonna On The Set Of DICK TRACY

Dick Tracy is one of those 1990s curiosities which seems to have been forgotten in the mists of time. If you’re young, you might not even know it exists. However, in the summer of 1990 Warren Beatty‘s movie was everywhere. Based on the [...]

January 11, 2020

Blu-Ray & DVD Review Round-Up: DUNKIRK, AMERICAN MADE, PULP, THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM & More

This time around: Christopher Nolan goes to war in Dunkirk; Tom Cruise is American Made, Michael Caine is involved in Pulp; Bill Nighy investigates The Limehouse Golem; Dustin Hoffman and Richard Madden are The Masters Of Florence and Rooney Mara is [...]

December 20, 2017

Trailer For Noah Baumbach’s THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES (New And Selected)

Noah Baumbach‘s The Meyerowitz Stories went down well at Cannes earlier this year and the movie will be released on Netflix and in select cinemas on 13 October. A great cast toplines Baumbach’s film: Dustin Hoffman, Adam Sandler, Ben [...]

August 15, 2017

Blu-ray Review: THE DANISH GIRL Is A Monumental Bore

Gloriously good proof that not every true life story needs to be made into a movie, The Danish Girl is a turgid piece of Oscar-bait cinema that neither educates or entertains over its two hour running time. This 1920s set film sees Eddie Reddmayne [...]

May 8, 2016

DVD Review: Dustin Hoffman Leads The Cast Of Music Drama THE CHOIR

Boychoir Good Will Hunting or Vocal Whiplash is the best way to describe Francois Girard’s The Choir. This low key drama follows troubled Stet (Garrett Wareing), an 11 year old who is shipped-off to a boy choir boarding school following the death [...]

October 4, 2015

DVD Review: John Travolta Pictures One Last Crime In Drama THE FORGER

The Forger is a low key crime drama with John Travolta as an art forger forced to do the infamous ‘one last job’ so that he can spend time with his terminally ill son. It’s a very well acted film that (ironically) may not be wholly original [...]

September 12, 2015

Obituary: Film Director Mike Nichols 1931 – 2014

Mike Nichols, the multi-award-winning film and stage director has died from a heart attack aged 83. The German born Nichols started his career in stand-up, where he partnered with Elaine May (write and direct), before making his directing debut with [...]

November 20, 2014

Top 10 Movie Stars Of All Time

There is a difference between what makes a great movie star and what makes a great actor. While the stars on this list are undoubtedly good actors, they have a something extra which makes them great movie stars. Therefore, wonderful actors like Gene [...]

September 1, 2012

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