Tuesday, May 28, 2024
The Verdict
- Commentary: Under construction.
Gerardo Valero, a frequent critic/reviewer at Roger Ebert's website, wrote an initial, very positive review for this movie in 2010. Then, he turned around and revisited the movie, again, last year, commemorating this film's quality and staying power. If you're a movie nerd, like me, you might find his articles interesting.
By the way, heads up. Take a look at the last cast credit, below. Surprise! There's a very interesting actor peaking out from behind the credits (he was not listed in the official credits).
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Paul Newman Atty Frank Galvin Charlotte Rampling Laura Fischer Jack Warden Atty Mickey Morrissey James Mason Atty Ed Concannon Milo O'Shea Judge Hoyle Lindsay Crouse Kaitlin Costello Price Edward Binns Bishop Brophy Julie Bovasso Maureen Rooney Roxanne Hart Sally Doneghy James Handy Kevin Doneghy Wesley Addy Dr. Towler Joe Seneca Dr. Thompson Lewis J. Stadlen Dr. Gruber Kent Broadhurst Joseph Alito Colin Stinton Billy Bruce Willis Courtroom Observer
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1982
Directed by Sydney Lumet.
Labels: charlotte-rampling, courtroom, jack-warden, james-mason, legal, paul-newman
Thursday, November 23, 2023
All the President's Men
- Commentary: Under construction.
My father and I actually read the book together from which this movie was created, out loud, and discussed it at length. This is an activity my mother and I usually did, so it was a special treat for me (and my father, as well, I have good reason to assume). I still remember bits of our discussions. We never went to see the movie, together, but my father never much appreciated movies, well, except for a few. A very few.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Dustin Hoffman Carl Bernstein Robert Redford Bob Woodward Jack Warden Harry M. Rosenfeld Martin Balsam Howard Simons Hal Holbrook Deep Throat Jane Alexander The Bookkeeper Stephen Collins Hugh W. Sloan Jr. Ned Beatty Martin Dardis Meredith Baxter Deborah Murray Sloan Lindsay Crouse Kay Eddy Robert Walden Donald Segretti F. Murray Abraham Sgt. Paul Leeper Polly Holliday Dardis' Secretary Frank Wills Himself, Security Guard Nicolas Coster Markham John Randolph John Mitchell's Voice
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1976
Directed by Alan J. Pakula.
Labels: alan-j-pakula, f-murray-abraham, jack-warden, journalism, ned-beatty, paranoia-trilogy
Sunday, November 27, 2022
Being There
- Commentary: Under construction.
Roger Ebert reviewed this movie twice. The first time he christened it at one of his Great Movies (review attached to the title of this post). In an unusual move, his second review was published after his christening review.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Peter Sellers Chance the Gardner Shirley MacLaine Eve Rand Melvyn Douglas Ben Rand Richard Dysart Dr. Robert Allenby Jack Warden President Richard Basehart Vladimir Skrapinov Than Wyenn Ambassador Gaufridi David Clennon Thomas Franklin Fran Brill Sally Hayes Ruth Attaway Louise Denise DuBarry Johanna Sam Weisman Colson Alice Hirson First Lady Arthur Rosenberg Morton Hull Jerome Hellman Gary Burns James Noble Kaufman
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1979
Directed by Hal Ashby.
Labels: Criterion5, jack-warden, satire3, shirley-maclaine
Monday, November 07, 2022
12 Angry Men
- Commentary: Under construction.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Martin Balsam Juror 1 Foreman John Fiedler Juror 2 Lee J. Cobb Juror 3 E. G. Marshall Juror 4 Henry Fonda Juror 8 Davis Jack Klugman Juror 5 Jack Warden Juror 7 Joseph Sweeney Juror 9 McCardle
Roger Ebert christened this movie as one of his Great Movies.
As I write this (November 13, 2022), as I'm attaching a review write-up link to the title of this post, I'm noticing that in 2009 Nikita Mikhalkov released a Russian version of this film, named, simply, 12. I'm noticing, as well, that the digital version of the movie can be rented and bought over at Amazon. A used hard copy is also available for purchase there, at the moment. Roger Ebert not only took note of this remake, but reviewed it, giving it 3 and a half starts, and offered an interesting comparison of the two films. His review is attached to the second link in this paragraph.
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the U.S. film. This link is to the Wikipedia write-up of the 2007 Russian production of this story, which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.
Release Date: 1957
Directed by Sidney Lumet.
Labels: courtroom, Criterion4, henry-fonda, jack-warden, lee-j-cobb, legal
