Superman: The Rise of Reeve

Christopher Reeve. Photo: Warner Some of the most amusing behind-the-scenes stories surrounding this now classic superhero movie concern Marlon Brando, who plays Superman’s dad Jor-El in the ten-minute long, impressively…

Mulan 

When each family is given a conscription notice from the Chinese Emperor so he can build an army to fight the Hun, a young girl pretends to be a man…

Whiplash: Blood, Sweat and Tears

J.K. Simmons and Miles Teller. Photo: Sony Pictures Classics Famous jazz drummer and bandleader Buddy Rich had a short temper. His outbursts were caught in secret recordings made in the…

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 

Recruited by the world’s most successful inventor, Flint Lockwood and his friends return to their island where a habitat of living food animals has formed. A contrived sequel if there…

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 

When an aspiring inventor comes up with a machine that turns water into all kinds of foods, he accidentally makes it so powerful that it shoots up into the sky…

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) escapes from prison and creates a powerful new enemy for Superman (Christopher Reeve) with a little help from Superman's hair, a nuclear missile – and the…

Lethal Weapon 3

As Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) is about to retire from the LAPD, he and Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) become involved in the hunt for a former cop turned ruthless arms…

Training Day 

Young cop Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke) hopes to rise from the ranks by working with a seasoned narcotics detective (Denzel Washington) but discovers that he is one reason why the…

Lost Weekend: Life in a Bottle

Ray Milland. Photo: Paramount The story of The Lost Weekend didn’t start out too well. Audiences laughed during the first preview in Santa Barbara, and some wrote on their cards…