Clint Eastwood on “Unforgiven”
August 6, 1992 | Now is the summer of Clint Eastwood’s reassessment. It is the best of times for the 62-year-old superstar, as he greets a seemingly endless series of…
Eyes Wide Shut
July 16, 1999 | Stanley Kubrick knew what you’d be expecting, and maybe even hoping for, when you bought a ticket to see Eyes Wide Shut. And so, during the opening seconds…
Rosanna De Soto on “La Bamba”
July 23, 1987 | La Bamba, a film about the short but eventful life of Mexican-American rock star Ritchie Valens, finds Rosana De Soto cast as Connie Valenzuela, mother of the…
In Another Country
March 2, 2013 | French actress Isabelle Huppert isn’t only the star of In Another Country, she’s also the center of gravity for this playfully wispy yet oddly captivating doodle by…
Bull Durham
June 15, 1988 | Bull Durham is a riotously funny and rigorously earthy romantic comedy about life, love and the pursuit of baseballs. Scriptwriter Ron Shelton (Under Fire) scores a…
Manhunter
August 15, 1986 | These days, Michael Mann is best known as the executive producer of Miami Vice, the sleek and stylish TV series that places a high premium on…
Howard the Duck
August 1, 1986 | Howard the Duck isn’t kid stuff. It's a wack!-wack!-wacky comedy-adventure, but much of its humor has a sarcastic, satirical edge best appreciated by teen-agers and adults.…
Lone Star
June 27, 1996 | Early in John Sayles’ Lone Star, there is a heated discussion about textbooks that, quite obviously, is really about something else. The scene is a parent-teacher meeting…
Robert Rodriguez on “El Mariachi”
March 15, 1993 | Robert Rodriguez had just flown in from Seattle, and, boy, did he look tired. Unshaven and bleary-eyed, the Texas-born filmmaker trundled off the airliner Thursday night, carry-on…
El Mariachi
March 12, 1993 | With El Mariachi, his already near-legendary debut feature, Robert Rodriguez establishes himself as a filmmaker of impressive self-assurance and — considering his puny budget of $7,000 and…