Dear Thomas:
I've learned long ago that movies are not literal translations of the novels on which a good many of them are based. Margaret Mitchell's Gone With The Wind is nothing like the movie, but it still is one of my favorite novels and my absolute favorite movie of all time.
Samuel...
The Prince of Tides left me with a sincere lump in my throat. Too many heart-wrenching scenes, so true to life it hurts. Wonderful performances from Nolte and, of course, la Streisand, who also directs the hell out of this one with a visual panache that envelopes the audience and holds them...