Three and a Half Reels – Page 3

March 29, 2013

Duel

Duel Release Date: November 13, 1971 Runtime: 90 minutes Rating: PG Studio: Universal Pictures Director: Steven Spielberg Cast: Dennis Weaver; Jacqueline Scott; Eddie Firestone This is the movie that put a young Steven Spielberg on the map. Originally produced for television (released theatrically in Europe), and based […]

February 9, 2013

Streets of Fire

Streets of Fire Release Date: June 1, 1984 Runtime: 93 minutes Rating: R Studio: Universal Pictures Director: Walter Hill Cast: Michael Pare; Diane Lane; Willem Dafoe; Rick Moranis; Deborah Van Valkenburgh; Amy Madigan [POSSIBLE SPOILERS] Although this film is pure 80’s in the music, it’s a […]

February 9, 2013

Soapdish

Soapdish Release Date: May 31, 1991 Runtime: 97 minutes Rating: PG-13 Studio: Paramount Pictures Director: Michael Hoffman Cast: Sally Field; Kevin Kline; Cathy Moriarty; Robert Downey, Jr; Elisabeth Shue; Whoopi Goldberg; Teri Hatcher A riotous farce set in the world of glamorous daytime soap operas, “Soapdish” […]

February 2, 2013

Romancing the Stone

Romancing the Stone Release Date: March 30, 1984 Runtime: 106 minutes Rating: PG Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Director: Robert Zemeckis Cast: Michael Douglas; Kathleen Turner; Danny DeVito; Alfonso Arau; Zack Norman Another faaaaaaaantastic movie! They just don’t make movies like this anymore…a good old-fashioned, 80’s action […]

January 31, 2013

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Bram Stoker’s Dracula Release Date: November 13, 1992 Runtime: 128 minutes Rating: R Studio: Columbia Pictures/American Zoetrope Director: Francis Ford Coppola Cast: Gary Oldman; Winona Ryder; Anthony Hopkins; Sadie Frost; Richard E. Grant; Tom Waits; Cary Elwes This is a faaaaaaantastic movie! Francis Ford Coppola’s opulent […]