The 1995 family film Casper tries to put a fun spin on the story of a paranormalist and widower (Bill Pullman) who moves into a new house with his daughter (Christina Ricci) and meets up with the ghost of a dead little boy. Based on the comic book about Casper the friendly ghost, the film is a dreary series of awkward interactions between live actors and computer effects, and you can almost ...
Manufacturer: UcaStarring: Chauncey Leopardi, Spencer Vrooman, Malachi Pearson, Cathy Moriarty, Eric IdleDirected By: Brad Silberling
The high-point in the long fruitful partnership of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, and widely reckoned one of the finest films of the 1980s, Raging Bull still looks like a contender. Based on the ghosted autobiography of 1940s boxing champion Jake La Motta, it's the most searing, intense and often painful to watch of Scorsese's explorations into the nature of masculinity and macho ...
Manufacturer: MGM EntertainmentStarring: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent, Nicholas ColasantoDirected By: Martin Scorsese
This winning 1990 comedy stars Arnold Schwarzenegger in an initially self-deprecating role as a grizzled, big-city cop who goes undercover as a small-town kindergarten teacher to nab a killer. One of the best films of director Ivan Reitman (Dave), this comedy (with some thriller elements) went a long way to further soften and broaden Schwarzenegger's image after Reitman worked with him in ...
Manufacturer: UcaStarring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Linda Hunt, Richard TysonDirected By: Ivan Reitman
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Robert De Niro, Bill Macy, Kyle Sabihy, Rebecca Schull, Billy CrystalDirected By: Harold Ramis
Director Jamie Babbit's assured first feature But I'm a Cheerleader is subversive, smart and extremely funny, but not entirely original. Megan Williams (Natasha Lyonne) is a good Christian cheerleading girl. She doesn't think it at all strange that she can't get the image of tumbling cheerleaders out of her mind while her football player boy friend is trying to French kiss her. But her ...
Manufacturer: Prism LeisureStarring: Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Michelle Williams, Brandt Wille, Bud CortDirected By: Jamie Babbit
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentStarring: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Nicholas Colasanto, Theresa SaldanaDirected By: Martin Scorsese
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentStarring: George Hamilton, Cathy Moriarty, Shelley Duvall, Teri GarrDirected By: Sean McNamara
While every Martin Scorsese fan has her or his favourite movie, few would argue that Raging Bull is one of his very best. It strikes a near-perfect balance between formal experiment (it's shot in black and white and features heavily stylised, slo-mo fight sequences) and emotional content, delivered through the compelling true-life story of heavyweight boxer Jake La Motta (on whose ...
Analyze That has more bada bing than its lukewarm box office reception would lead you to expect. Analyze This (1999) had the advantage of a then-fresh idea--Robert De Niro as a neurotic mob boss seeking therapy with reluctant shrink Billy Crystal--but that idea's stale (and has been handled more authentically in The Sopranos), so this sequel relies on established chemistry and ...
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow, Joe Viterelli, Cathy MoriartyDirected By: Harold Ramis
The sequel to the 1987 FBI action comedy, Another Stakeout sees the unlikely crime-fighting duo, again played by Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez, getting involved in, well, another stakeout. This time they are joined by Rosie O'Donnell (one of the comedienne's first film roles) as assistant DA and have to masquerade as the perfect nuclear family to flush out a star witness in their case ...
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Studios Home EntertainmStarring: Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Rosie O'Donnell, Dennis Farina, Marcia StrassmanDirected By: John Badham
