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Staring:
Cary Elwes,
Mandy Patinkin,
Chris Sarandon,
Christopher Guest,
Wallace Shawn
Director:
Rob Reiner
Screenwriter William Goldman's novel The Princess Bride earned its own loyal audience on the strength of its narrative voice and its gently satirical, hyperbolic spin on swashbuckled adventure that seemed almost purely literary. For all its derring-do and vivid over-the-top characters, the book's joy was dictated as much by the deadpan tone of its narrator and a winking acknowledgement of the clichés being sent up. Miraculously, director Rob Reiner and Goldman himself managed to visualize this romantic fable while keeping that external voice largely intact: using a storytelling framework, avuncular Grandpa (Peter Falk) gradually seduces his sceptical grandson (Fre...
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Staring:
Whoopi Goldberg,
Sam Elliott,
Gregory Hines,
Billy Crystal,
Rubén Blades
Director:
Peter Hyams, Tom Holland
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Staring:
Billy Crystal
Comedian Billy Crystal invested a life's worth of experience into his directorial debut, starring in and cowriting it as well. Mr. Saturday Night is a fascinating alternate biography of the career he never had. From the 1920s to the 90s, the movie uses flashbacks to follow a comedian's turbulent journey from making the family laugh, to stardom, to retirement. Buddy Young Jr (Crystal) and his brother Stan (David Paymer) show us the decidedly unfunny behind-the-scenes family events that can bolster or destroy an act. It's unfortunate that the flip side of Buddy's comic face is a viciously cruel streak. Distanced from his daughter and with Stan's need to move on, the ...
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Staring:
Eriq La Salle,
Vondie Curtis-Hall,
Ving Rhames,
Kasi Lemmons,
Leonard L. Thomas
Director:
David C. Johnson
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Staring:
Billy Crystal
Highly influential, When Harry Met Sally revitalised (in 1988) the moribund romantic comedy genre, made a superstar of Meg Ryan, and in two minutes of heavy breathing gave cinema one of its most memorable scenes. Set over 12 years in New York, young professionals Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Ryan) go from meeting to becoming friends to, well--this is a romantic comedy. Benefiting from an observant and witty script by Nora Ephron, it also offers insight into the differences between men and women. More importantly it's very funny, though the most hilarious scene is also the least believable: Sally is really too conventional to do that in a crowded restaura...
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Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over
Staring:
Billy Crystal,
Catherine Zeta-Jones,
John Cusack,
Hank Azaria,
Stanley Tucci
Director:
Joe Roth
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List Price: £12.99
Our Price: £3.95
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Staring:
Gregory Hines,
Billy Crystal,
Steven Bauer,
Darlanne Fluegel,
Joe Pantoliano
Director:
Peter Hyams
This moody 1986 buddy picture and police drama represented a change of pace for both stars. Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines play two Chicago police detectives who, feeling gun-shy about the inherent danger of their jobs, contemplate retirement in Florida. They just can't shake the allure of their work, however, particularly when their pursuit of a notorious drug dealer (Jimmy Smits) turns personal and deadly. While there are more than enough light moments in Running Scared, generated by the easy and convincing rapport between Crystal and Hines, director Peter Hyams (The Star Chamber, 2010) succeeds in straddling the two disparate moods to create a tau...
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Staring:
Joaquin Phoenix,
Antony Langdon,
Carey Perloff,
Larry McHale,
Casey Affleck
Director:
Casey Affleck
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Staring:
Billy Crystal,
Richard Harris,
James Earl Jones,
Rod Steiger
Director:
Phil Grabsky
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Rated: Universal, suitable for all
Staring:
Billy Crystal,
John Goodman,
Bradford Simonsen,
Mortonette Jenkins,
Jeff Wolverton
Director:
Eric Armstrong, Arvid Uibel, Chris Stenner, Dirk Beliën, Heidi Wittlinger
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