The Secret Garden (1987)
Hallmark’s The Secret Garden (1987) is one of several screen adaptations of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 novel of the same name. The made-for-TV movie, directed…
The Deep (1977)
David against the Goliath is a familiar theme, and timelessly so. In Peter Yates’ The Deep, it’s David after Goliath – an adventure that comes…
Virtuosity (1995)
Howard Rheingold’s groundbreaking book Virtual Reality (1991) popularized the topic of digital simulation in the developed world though it had been included in sci-fi movies…
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
Considered an early landmark and one of the best movies in the spaghetti Western genre, Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars (1964) came as Clint…
Damn the Defiant! (1962)
Based on Frank Tilsley’s 1958 novel Mutiny, Lewis Gilbert’s British sea adventure and war drama film H.M.S. Defiant from 1962 was released to the American…
Born to Kill (1947)
Robert Wise’s Born to Kill (1947) brings dramatic and romantic tension to fans of film noir with two powerful characters that match and mirror each…
When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
John Ford shows his directorial eclat in comedic cinema with When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) that is adapted from Sy Gomberg’s short story “When…
Under Siege (1992)
When Missouri is under siege, it needs an army to rescue it. So they got Steven Seagal, the one-man army on Missouri; that’s right, not…
Great Expectations (1946)
One of the early feature film adaptations of Charles Dickens’ classic novel Great Expectations, the 1946 movie was directed by David Lean, who also co-wrote…
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil (1994)
One of the most interesting and mind-boggling crimes that made news back in the ’80s is featured in the TV movie Confessions: Two Faces of…