It’s hard to imagine that a film with worldwide box office receipts topping $300 million worldwide could be labeled a disappointment, but some moviegoers considered Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the second installment in Steven Spielberg and George Lucas’ 1980s adventure trilogy, to be just that. That doesn’t mean it’s a bad effort; any collaboration between these two cinema ...
The third episode in Steven Spielberg's rousing Indiana Jones saga, this film recaptures the best elements of Raiders of the Lost Ark while exploring new territory with wonderfully satisfying results. Indy is back battling the Nazis, who have launched an expedition to uncover the whereabouts of the Holy Grail. And it's not just Indy this time--his father (played with great acerbic wit by ...
An all-star cast takes on an outrageous, often hilarious expose of greed, guilt and gullibility. When Nazi sympathizer Gerd Heidemann discovers a mysterious East German with access to Hitler's lost diaries, he can't wait to make history - and a small fortune. But it's one thing to call on faith for authenticity, and another to call on forensics. Based on a true story.
A rather jarring mix of period drama, trashy romance, and all-star blockbuster, Duel of Hearts is a swashbuckling, bodice-ripping tale of slightly dubious quality. Based on a novel by Barbara Cartland, it provides the usual dollops of intrigue and love, although its choice of a female protagonist does at least give it some twist. The splendidly named Lady Caroline Faye (Alison Doody) is the ...
The third episode in Steven Spielberg's rousing Indiana Jones saga, this film recaptures the best elements of Raiders of the Lost Ark while exploring new territory with wonderfully satisfying results. Indy is back battling the Nazis, who have launched an expedition to uncover the whereabouts of the Holy Grail. And it's not just Indy this time--his father (played with great acerbic wit by ...
This inspirational coming-of-age tale set in 1950s Ireland is a disarmingly bittersweet adaptation from the bestselling novel by Maeve Binchy (author of Circle of Friends). The strong-willed protagonist--a shopkeeper's daughter from windswept Castlebay--takes on the world, escaping her small class-conscious seaside town for the challenges of university life in Dublin. What she finds is a ...