Directed by Robert Redford Robert Redford's first film as a director is a doozy. Ordinary People chronicles the struggle of a family to relate to each other and to themselves following the death of a teenaged son. The people left reeling in his wake are parents Beth and Calvin (Mary Tyler Moore, Donald Sutherland) and young … Continue reading Ordinary People (1980)
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Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Directed by Hal Needham Everyone knows and loves Bandit (Burt Reynolds) and will do just about anything to help him along the way in Smokey and the Bandit. He's a Han Solo-type character who even in the most dire circumstances remains in control, and he spends most of the film toying with a pursuing police officer … Continue reading Smokey and the Bandit (1977)