Schiff, Stephen

December 21, 1989

03:48

An Angry, Powerful Rant of a Film.

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews the new movie "Born on the Fourth of July," directed by Oliver Stone and starring Tom Cruise. It's based on the autobiography of the same name by Vietnam vet and anti-war activist Ron Kovic.

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December 14, 1989

03:57

A Dark Comedy May Be the Best Movie of the Year.

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews the movie, "Enemies, a Love Story," based on an Isaac Bashevis Singer novel, directed by Paul Mazursky and starring Angelica Huston, Lena Olin, and Ron Silver.

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November 16, 1989

03:19

"Steel Magnolias" is "Terms of Endearment" With Brain Damage.

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews "Steel Magnolias," starring Dolly Parton, Olympia Dukakis, Shirley McLain, and Darrell Hannah as a group of friends in a small Southern town.

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An Angry, Powerful Rant of a Film.

A Dark Comedy May Be the Best Movie of the Year.

"Steel Magnolias" is "Terms of Endearment" With Brain Damage.

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