1st pick drama [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00KVFHBP6][/pullquote] Eschewing the traditional sports film format, Draft Day directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Kevin Costner follows the backstage dealings of an NFL franchise before the annual draft. Since Moneyball appeared on the scene, the … [Read more...]
Review: The Bodyguard (1992)
In the late 1980s and early 1990s there were no bigger stars in music and film as Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner. It made sense at the time to put them together in order to increase their profiles and deliver a sure-fire box office hit. Taking over $410m, The Bodyguard did just that. Originally written with Steve McQueen and Diana Ross in mind, the script hung around … [Read more...]
Review: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B001QXZ7SA][/pullquote] In the late 1980s and early 1990s, there was no bigger film star than Kevin Costner. He has made his name with films like Field of Dreams and The Untouchables, before he started to produce massive commercial smash hits like Dances with Wolves … [Read more...]
Review: Field of Dreams (1989)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00E20372C][/pullquote] Films, as a medium, often invite you to suspend your disbelief about events, characters and stories that are sometimes beyond the realms of understanding or possibility. These can be fantasy, science fiction or comic-book in nature, and … [Read more...]