Showing posts with label Michael Douglas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael Douglas. Show all posts

Sunday, August 8, 2021

Friday, March 18, 2016

Robert Zemeckis, part IV: That was the end of Grogan—the man who killed my father, raped and murdered my sister, burned my ranch, shot my dog, and stole my Bible!


ROMANCING THE STONE

Zemeckis goes into the wilderness, and finds a sweet, believable love story where an adventure movie ought to be.

1984
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Written by Diane Thomas
With Kathleen Turner (Joan Wilder), Michael Douglas (Jack "Trustworthy" Colton), Danny DeVito (Ralph), Zack Norman (Ira),and Manuel Ojeda (Col. Zolo)

Spoiler alert: mild 

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

The infinitesimal and the infinite


ANT-MAN

Delightfully pure adventure cinema is here, and if you ever had your doubts about Ant-Man, consider your dumb doubts dispelled.  Seriously, what was wrong with you?

Directed by Peyton Reed
Written by Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Adam McKay, and Paul Rudd
With Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Michael Douglas (Dr. Hank Pym), Evangeline Lilly (Hope Van Dyne), Michael Pena (Luis), Bobby Cannavale (Paxton), Abby Ryder Forston (Cassie Lang), and Corey Stoll (Darren Cross)

Spoiler alert: moderate