Category: Directed by Taylor Hackford

  • Against All Odds (1984, Taylor Hackford)

    If Against All Odds had just a few more things going for it, the film might qualify as a glorious disaster. There are a lot of glorious elements to it, even if there aren't quite enough to make it worthwhile. Or even passable. Hackford's direction is outstanding. He's fully committed to Eric Hughes's terrible script.…

  • Dolores Claiborne (1995, Taylor Hackford)

    Dolores Claiborne isn’t just a mother and daughter picture… it’s not just a mother and daughter picture made by a bunch of men (directed by a man, produced by men, screenplay by a man based on a novel by a man), it’s Panavision visual experience mother and daughter picture. Director Hackford–ably assisted by Gabriel Beristain’s…

  • White Nights (1985, Taylor Hackford)

    It’s the perfect time for the White Nights post I’ve been slacking on. Why have I been slacking? A combination of things. First and foremost, White Nights is a Columbia Picture. Sony releases Columbia Pictures on DVD and has not released White Nights in the US yet. If and when they do, those twits will…