Albert Brooks’s mid-90s dramedy is actually the closest thing there is to “The Guilt Trip.” Just like the newer movie, “Mother” stars a celebrated Jewish screenwriter/actor (Brooks) as the son and a somewhat retired Hollywood legend (Debbie Reynolds) as the mom. Much of their bonding has to do with his problems with women. There is no cross-country drive here, just the guy moving back home and arguments about
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“Stupid is as stupid does,” says Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks in an Oscar-winning performance) as he discusses his relative level of intelligence with a stranger while waiting for a bus. Despite his sub-normal IQ, Gump leads a truly charmed life, with a ringside seat for many of… Continue reading Forrest Gump (Chocolate Box Giftset) [Blu-ray] Reviews
Share this article . When screenwriter Emma Forrest was young, she used to go to the Tate to see Millais’s Pre-Raphaelite painting of the drowned … Continue reading Your Voice In My Head: Forrest writes as if writing can save her
