Pollyanna (1960)

Pollyanna (1960) “When you look for the bad in mankind, expecting to find it, you surely will.” When Reverend Ford reads this inscription in orphan Polyanna’s locket, he finds the central theme of Walt Disney’s reclamation of childhood from American Calvinism.  Written and directed by David Smith, from Eleanor Porter’s classic 1913 novel, the movie earned … More Pollyanna (1960)

Bulworth (1998)

  Bulworth (1998) In a despondent moment, Democratic Senator Bulworth (Warren Beatty) makes a deal with the Insurance Lobby for a ten million dollar policy and then hires an assassin to kill himself. Along the way, from lack of sleep and food, he become delirious and begins to tell large crowds the truth about the … More Bulworth (1998)