His long collaboration with Nancy Meyers produced a string of hit movies, including “Baby Boom” and “Father of the Bride,” ...
New Disney Plus movies are set to be a common occurrence in 2025. With Disney set to release a whole host of new movies in theaters and on its primary streaming platform, there'll be plenty for ...
Benjamin Dove is a story of a group of friends who form their own little round table of knights. The first thing they see in the morning is what they are to be called. Benjamin saw a dove first ...
I offer the following observations written for Film Comment magazine on the occasion of the movie’s 10th anniversary in 1980. Remembered after 10 years, “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls” seems more and ...
This film is an egghead pic that doesn't quite come off. Yarn has a strong, imaginative idea but tails away inconclusively and falls between two stools, not quite arty, not quite commercial.
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Charles Shyer, the Oscar-nominated writer and filmmaker known for classic comedies like "Private Benjamin," "Baby Boom ...
Shyer’s breakthrough arrived three years later as co-writer for “Private Benjamin,” teaming up with Harvey Miller and Nancy Meyers, who he married the same year. The 1980 film starring ...
It was a year that shattered a presidency. For Jimmy Carter, the 12 months that culminated in the 1980 general election were marked by economic turmoil, international humiliation and a political ...