Raconteur Report

Spotting the sudden missile launch in site hits here, once again, the WRSA Effect has happened. So first off, thanks to WRSA for the multi-...

Starman (Columbia, 1984) There's no February 29th this year, but I made of list of 366 films, so for your viewing pleasure at least o...

West Side Story (United Artists, 1961) Romeo and Juliet by way of Leonard Bernstein, as performed by the Sharks and the Jets. Co-direct...

Mutiny On The Bounty (MGM, 1935) Co-produced by legendary film genius Irving Thalberg, this was one of the biggest hits of its time. One ...

Gone With The Wind (MGM, 1939) The first certifiable screen epic, then-longest film ever made, and celebrated multiple screen firsts: fir...

Chicago (Miramax, 2002) In a year of mostly weak film offerings, anything can be a stand-out, but this one went all the way, and it's...

The Godfather Part II (Paramount, 1974) A rarity for Oscar month: a sequel (and through multiple flashbacks, simultaneously a pre-quel) t...

The Godfather (Paramount, 1972) Let's get it out of the way: this movie is the godfather of American masterpiece films. Anybody can m...

The King's Speech (Miramax, 2010) Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helena Bonham Carter in Tom Hooper's superlative character stud...

Gladiator (Universal, 2000) A 21st century update to the swords-and-sandals epics, and like all of Ridley's Scott's works, an ent...

Shakespeare In Love (Miramax, 1998) Utterly sparkling romantic dramedy fiction based around the life and times of Shakespeare, and one of...

Braveheart (Paramount, 1995) "When the facts and the legend disagree, print the legend." Openly acknowledged as more cinematic ...

Apparently, the braindead idiots over at Communist News Netwerps have prognosticated that " Gun Sales Are Plummeting" . You coul...

Forrest Gump (Paramount, 1994) Epic tale of America, in the person of Everyman as a not-very-bright Southern lad swept along for the ride...

Dances With Wolves (Orion, 1990) Dubbed "Kevin's Gate" (after Cimino's earlier western flop Heaven's Gate ) before ...

Rain Man (United Artists, 1988) Raymond and Charlie Babbitt, in all their glory, played by Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, two more opposi...

So, Baby Brother, while generally ignoring my advice on any number of things, mostly out of simple orneriness, occasionally does recognize t...

Out Of Africa (Universal, 1985) Sydney Pollack's 14th feature film as director, and the fifth (of six) times with Robert Redford. Bre...

Love Actually (Universal, 2003) Starring almost everybody, the perfect movie to enjoy on Valentine's Day. With ten intertwined stori...

Ordinary People (Paramount, 1980) Robert Redford's first shot at directing launched this effort, with great performances from veteran...