5 CLASSIC FILMS WITH OMAR SHARIF.
It's been five years since actor Omar Sharif last appeared in a significant U.S. theatrical film (1999's "The 13th Warrior"). But today he's back on screen in two new movies--"Monsieur...
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5 FILMS WITH SITCOM STARS
Ray Romano, beware: Few sitcom stars find big- and small-screen success. But these films (rated to four TVs) featured TV actors who managed the feat: 1. 'ROMY AND MICHELE'S HIGH...
5 CONTROVERSIAL FILMS FOR ADULTS
"The Dreamers" is the latest in a small group of general-market films strictly for adult audiences, as dictated by the Motion Picture Association of America. We rate the films here,...
5 COMEDY SEQUELS THAT WORK
Can "Barbershop 2" top or match the laughs of the original? These five sequels managed that neat comic feat: 1. 'A SHOT IN THE DARK' (3 masks) (Blake Edwards, 1964)...
5 FILMS BASED ON ELOMRE LEONARD NOVELS
"The Big Bounce" continues in the tradition of these Elmore Leonard adaptations, rated up to four books: 1. 'OUT OF SIGHT' (1998, Steven Soderbergh) 3 1/2 books Before Soderbergh and...
5 FILMS WITH MEMORABLE DATE SCENES
Ratings are based on the date scenes alone, from 0 to 4 roses: 1. 'IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE ' (4 roses) (Frank Capra, 1947) James Stewart and Donna Reed make...
5 MEMORABLE NAZI CHARACTERS
Director Norman Jewison called Pierre Brossard, the Nazi war criminal in "The Statement," "a monster and a sad man." These five Nazis show different personalities. 1. OSKAR SCHINDLER IN "SCHINDLER'S...
5 FILMS THAT FEATURE THE FIRST FAMILY
1. WILSON (star)(star)(star) (Henry King, 1944) Woodrow Wilson remarried while in office, after the death of his first wife, Ellen (this sentence as published has been corrected in this text)....
5 COLLEGE COED FILMS
"Mona Lisa Smile," starring Julia Roberts as an art history teacher at Wellesley in 1953, isn't the first film to celebrate collegiate life among women. Friday has rated these five...
5 COMEDIES FROM BROTHER FILMMAKERS
The Farrellys aren't the only brother team making comedies. Other notable fraternal films include: 1. 'THE NAKED GUN: FROM THE FILES OF POLICE SQUAD!' (David Zucker, 1988) (star)(star)(star)1/2 The ZAZ...