Bolero
In the 1920s, a gorgeous heiress (Bo Derek) does everything in her power to try to lose her virginity. One of the most notorious flops of the 1980s idolizes silent…
Death on the Nile
While traveling on the Nile on board the riverboat Karnak, Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) passes time solving the murder of a young, female passenger. Meticulously staged in terms of costumes…
Dallas: Soap Opera Royalty
Steve Kanaly, Patrick Duffy, Victoria Principal, Jim Davis, Barbara Bel Geddes, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton and Linda Gray. Photo: CBS When we think about 1980s television, the supersoaps tend to…
The Naked Gun: Nursing a Legacy
O.J. Simpson, Leslie Nielsen and George Kennedy. Photo: Paramount It opens with a meeting where the most anti-American leaders of the world have congregated to discuss a major plot to…
Naked Gun 33 ⅓: The Final Insult
Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen), the pride of the LAPD, has retired but is called back into action for an undercover assignment in a prison. This third chapter offers a few…
The Naked Gun 2 ½: The Smell of Fear
Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) stumbles over a conspiracy hatched by powerful representatives of the oil, nuclear and coal industries. This sequel is quite similar to the 1988 original; Priscilla Presley’s…