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Film Responses

Starring Angela Lansbury

The Hoodlum Saint (1946, Norman Taurog)
A Life at Stake (1955, Paul Guilfoyle)
Mister Buddwing (1966, Delbert Mann)
Gaslight (1944, George Cukor)
Dear Heart (1964, Delbert Mann)
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn star in STATE OF THE UNION, directed by Frank Capra for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. State of the Union (1948, Frank Capra)

Directed by Bob Fosse

Liza with a Z (1972, Bob Fosse)
Lenny (1974, Bob Fosse)

Starring John Ashton

Beverly Hills Cop (1984, Martin Brest)
Jackie Earle Haley, Daniel Stern, Dennis Christopher, and Dennis Quaid star in BREAKING AWAY, directed by Peter Yates for 20th Century Fox. Breaking Away (1979, Peter Yates)
Brian Kerwin and Linda Hamilton star in KING KONG LIVES, directed by John Guillermin for De Laurentiis Entertainment Group. King Kong Lives (1986, John Guillermin)
Midnight Run (1988, Martin Brest)
Gone Baby Gone (2007, Ben Affleck)
Jon Lovitz and Charles Grodin star in LAST RESORT, directed by Zane Buzby for Concorde. Last Resort (1986, Zane Buzby)

Directed by Robert Altman

MASH (1970, Robert Altman)
Short Cuts (1993, Robert Altman)
The Player (1992, Robert Altman)
Kenneth Branagh, Daryl Hannah, and Embeth Davidtz star in THE GINGERBREAD MAN, directed by Robert Altman for Polygram Filmed Entertainment. The Gingerbread Man (1998, Robert Altman)
Elliot Gould stars in THE LONG GOODBYE, directed by Robert Altman for United Artists. The Long Goodbye (1973, Robert Altman)
Thieves Like Us (1974, Robert Altman)

Starring Hugh Jackman

Reminiscence (2021, Lisa Joy)
Bad Education (2019, Cory Finley)
Logan (2017, James Mangold)
Eddie the Eagle (2016, Dexter Fletcher)
Chappie (2015, Neill Blomkamp)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, Bryan Singer)

Directed by John Sayles

Lone Star (1996, John Sayles)
The Brother from Another Planet (1984, John Sayles)
Baby It’s You (1983, John Sayles)
City of Hope (1991, John Sayles)
Matewan (1987, John Sayles)

Starring Nicolas Cage

Pig (2021, Michael Sarnoski)
Raising Arizona (1987, Joel Coen)
Kiss of Death (1995, Barbet Schroeder)
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992, Andrew Bergman)
Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage star in THE ROCK, directed by Michael Bay for Hollywood Pictures. The Rock (1996, Michael Bay)
David Morse and Nicolas Cage star in DRIVE ANGRY, directed by Patrick Lussier for Summit Entertainment. Drive Angry (2011, Patrick Lussier)

Starring Dolph Lundgren

Rocky IV (1985, Sylvester Stallone), the director’s cut
I Come in Peace (1990, Craig P. Baxley)
Red Scorpion (1988, Joseph Zito)
Aquaman (2018, James Wan)
Creed II (2018, Steven Caple Jr.)
Masters of the Universe (1987, Gary Goddard)

Directed by Spike Lee

Passing Strange (2009, Annie Dorsen and Spike Lee)
BlacKkKlansman (2018, Spike Lee)
Crooklyn (1994, Spike Lee)
Header Image All-Star Comics (1976) #72
Header Image The Spirit (April 13, 1941) “Croaky Andrews’ Perfect Crime”
Header Image The Spirit (April 6, 1941) “Introducing Scarlett Brown”

Best of 1996

Gina Gershon, Jennifer Gershon, and Joe Pantoliano star in BOUND, directed by the Wachowskis for Gramercy Pictures. Bound (1996, Lana and Lilly Wachowski)

Worst of 1996

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