In the 1970s and 1980s, after the decline and death of John Wayne, the star and director Clint Eastwood was the only actor in Hollywood to keep the venerable Western alive. Eastwood’s fifth film as a director and eighth Western as a star, the movie chronicles the hero’s violent journey westward after the Civil War. […]

There is not shortage of great lead performances in the Oscar race for Best Actor?  In fact, of the four acting categories, it’s the most competitive and crowded. At 63, Michael Keaton, emerges as the frontrunner due to his charismatic and riveting performance in Birdman, a showbusinness dramatic comedy–dark satire of both the theater and […]

The movie contains hints and parallels with what happened, and was still happening, in Vietnam, but screenwriter Richard Anderson and director Robert Wise were not sure what kind of message they wanted sent to their audiences.

This Walt Disney feature, directed only 41 minute long, was nominated for three Oscars. The movie consists of four animated sequences, introduced by live action footage from a good will tour. The tale opens with live-action footage of Disney and his staff heading off to South America to glean material for a new cartoon project. […]