DVD: Sam Waterston

DVD: Sam Waterston

DVD:

Sam Waterston

Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie (Broadway Theatre Archive)

Katharine Hepburn, Sam Waterston

Image Entertainment, 2003

sheer brilliance
THE GLASS MENAGERIE is one of the theatre's great masterpieces. Originally opening on Broadway in 1944, the play established playwright Tennessee Williams as a force to be reckoned with and provided Laurette Taylor with her final great Broadway role as Amanda ...

Capricorn One

Elliott Gould, James Brolin

Lions Gate, 1998

Conspiracy nutters need not reply
Capricorn One This is one my favorites. When it came out the Apollo missions were the state of the art space craft. So that's why these astronauts look so crammed together for the (impossibly long) mission to Mars. If they did a remake today, they would no doubt use ...

The Man in the Moon

Sam Waterston, Tess Harper

MGM, 2001

The Man In The Moon
There was no problems with the movie. It also came super fast which was astonishing. I'm very pleased.

Oppenheimer

Sam Waterston, Philip O'Brien

BBC Warner, 2008

Possibly the finest mini-series ever broadcast on PBS
The recent release of the 1976 Adams Chronicles on DVD left only the release of Oppenheimer to complete the bifecta of the two finest dramatic miniseries ever broadcast on PBS. This seven part series was originally filmed in 1980 as a joint BBC and WGBH (Boston) ...

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

Hal Holbrook, Adam Arkin

Pbs Paramount, 2004

Ken Burns is the best
As someone who's working on a novel about western 19th century America, this documentary is amazing. The questions it leaves us with are one's of wonder--how did they survive? They traipsed across the country in a boat, in horseback, and by foot. And back. They ...

Heaven's Gate

Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken

MGM (Video & DVD), 2000

Heaven's Gate
Slow and plodding, but beautifully shot and well worth watching. Although I prefer more action in a western, I also realize that in reality, the "old west" consisted of a slow, plodding existence. (The so-called "REALITY" shows on TV need to take note - There is very ...

The Great Gatsby

Robert Redford, Mia Farrow

Paramount Pictures, 2003

A Great "Gatsby"!
This stunning production with its splendid cinematography and its intelligent script by Francis Ford Coppola captures the essence of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel of the man who pursues his preposterous dream. Robert Redford is utterly convincing as the enigmatic ...

Gore Vidal's Lincoln

Sam Waterston, Mary Tyler Moore

Platinum Disc, 2004

Another look at who Abraham and Mary Lincoln were
I have read Gore Vidal's book many years ago and I obtained a copy of the movie by recording the TV series. But because VHS tape is not very permanent...I decided to order the dvd. The movie follows pretty close to the book. Sam Waterston is an excellent Lincoln. I ...

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Caroline Aaron, Alan Alda

MGM (Video & DVD), 2001

This sort of thing only happens in the movies...
Central to this film is the ancient tragic question; is there a higher equalizer for our actions, or do we have to judge ourselves because there is no higher authority and meaning? Woody suggests the latter in the spirit of Sophicles and the Greeks. Bringing the two ...

The Killing Fields

Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor

Warner Home Video, 2001

Excellence!!!
theres no shadow of doubt that this is a classic that presents the khmer rouge issue in cambodia and an extraordinary history that everyone got to see.

The Enemy Within

Forest Whitaker, Ray J

Hbo Home Video, 2006

The Enemy Within
I thought this movie was very gripping. I love movies that portray mostly military themes and this movie took that portrayal one step further by combining the elements of espionage and military power.

Serial Mom

John Badila, Tim Caggiano

Hbo Home Video, 1999

awesome!
this is one of the funniest movies ever. in fact i am going to watch it again right now. John Waters is a genius!

Le Divorce

Kate Hudson, Naomi Watts

20th Century Fox, 2004

JAMES IVORY, OPUS 24
***1/2 2003. Co-written and directed by James Ivory, the film is an adaptation of Diane Johnson's Le Divorce (William Abrahams Book). The French husband of a California girl decides to leave her while she's pregnant in Paris. Interesting comedy of manners pointing out ...

Just Between Friends

Mary Tyler Moore, Julie Payne

MGM (Video & DVD), 2004

Sweet Movie!!
I loved this movie! I'm only 12, but I thought it was so sweet! Ms. Moore went from Laura Petrie/Mary Richards image, to Beth Jarret, then back to Laura. I thought it was so mean of the husband to cheat on such a sweet, loyal, and devoted lady. The only thing about ...

Interiors

Kristin Griffith, Mary Beth Hurt

MGM (Video & DVD), 2000

Bleak House
When "Interiors" was first released it was generally deplored by moviegoers, largely because it did not live up to their expectations of what a Woody Allen film should be: a laugh-out-loud comedy like "Annie Hall," or "Sleeper." It was as if Allen should be allowed to ...