‘Pretty in Pink’ review from 1986
On line with the recent black male protest of "The Color Purple," maybe there should be a protest by WASPs in front of theaters where "Pretty In Pink" opens Friday....
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“COLOR PURPLE“: POWERFUL, DARING, SWEETLY UPLIFTING
What a surprise! Just when the 1985 holiday movie season appeared to be getting ready to set some kind of record for consecutive disappointments, along comes Steven Spielberg`s triumphantly emotional...
STUPID `WHITE NIGHTS` SAVED BY TWO MEN ON THEIR TOES
Everyone`s heard the line about a movie: ''The scenery alone is worth the price of admission.'' Typically that line is written by a critic who saw the movie for free....
SENSE OF URGENCY FUELS ACTION IN `TO LIVE AND DIE`
After some risk-taking has failed, many commercial artists fall back on what they know best. That`s the tactic taken by beleaguered director William Friedkin in his new detective chase picture,...
`MARIE` IS ONE FILM TOO MANY ABOUT FIGHTING THE NOBLE FIGHT
Aren`t you just a little bit tired of seeing one of today`s leading young actresses playing a working-class woman who rises up against corrupt men and wins? First came Jane...
ACTOR ROCK HUDSON, 59, VICTIM OF AIDS
Rock Hudson died in his sleep in his Beverly Hills home Wednesday, 10 weeks after becoming the first celebrity to announce that he had AIDS. He was 59. Mr. Hudson...
`BULLSHOT` COMMITS THE BIG SIN OF PARODY: IT TRIES TOO HARD
In the 1920s the fictional English flying ace Bulldog Drummond, created by Hector ''Sapper'' McNeil, solved crime after crime in the manner of an airborne Sherlock Holmes or, if you...
`DAY OF THE DEAD`
In 1968, independent Pittsburgh filmmaker George Romero created a low-budget, cult classic, zombie horror film called ''Night of the Living Dead.'' It was horrific in a revolutionary way, of sorts--it...
WHAT`S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
In a movie industry run by white males it`s no surprise that female minority groups routinely are ignored in the film world`s writing, casting and production decisions. But what has...
EXCESSIVE, YES, BUT CIMINO`S `DRAGON` SHOWS HIS VISION
It`s impossible for anyone connected in any way with the film industry to look at Michael Cimino`s ''Year of the Dragon'' without comparing it with his last two films, both...