Below is a list of my favorite movie and television productions about the Holocaust released in chronological order: ( Read more... )

"THE HOBBIT: BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES" (2014) Review

When New Line Cinema and Warner Brothers first released the news that Peter Jackson would adapt J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 novel, "The Hobbit" into three films, I had not been pleased. I thought the novel could have easily been adapted into two films or even a single film. Now that Jackson's third film, "THE HOBBIT: BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES", I realized that my feelings had not changed. ( Read more... )

July 28 marked the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I. Below is a list of my favorite movie and television productions about the war: ( Read more... )

Below is a gallery featuring photos from the 2004 biopic about aviator/movie producer Howard Hughes. Directed by Martin Scorsese, the movie starred Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role: ( Read more... )

"THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY" (2012) Review

I had nothing against the news of New Line Cinema's attempt to adapt J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 novel, "The Hobbit" for the screen. But I had no idea that the studio, along with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Warner Brothers would end up stringing out the adaptation into three movies. Three. That seemed a lot for a 300-page novel. The first chapter in this three-page adaptation turned out to be the recent release, "THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY". ( Read more... )