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  • Region: 1
  • Number of Discs: 8
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
  • Audio: DTS, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Dolby Digital Surround
  • Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV, Color
  • Subtitle: French, Spanish, English
AWARDS
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  •     Won Best Actor - 2000 (Russell Crowe)
  •     Won Best Costume Design - 2000 (Janty Yates)
  •     Won Best Picture - 2000 (Doug Wick, Branko Lustig, David H. Franzoni)
  •     Won Best Sound - 2000 (Scott Millan, Bob Beemer, Ken Weston)
  •     Won Best Visual Effects - 2000 (Tim Burke, John Nelson, Rob Harvey, Neil Corbould)
  •     Won Best Actor - 1999 (Kevin Spacey)
  •     Won Best Cinematography - 1999 (Conrad L. Hall)
  •     Won Best Director - 1999 (Sam Mendes)
  •     Won Best Original Screenplay - 1999 (Alan Ball)
  •     Won Best Picture - 1999 (Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen)
  •     Won Best Art Direction - 1997 (Peter Lamont, Michael Ford)
  •     Won Best Cinematography - 1997 (Russell Carpenter)
  •     Won Best Costume Design - 1997 (Deborah L. Scott)
  •     Won Best Director - 1997 (James Cameron)
  •     Won Best Dramatic Score - 1997 (James Horner)
  •     Won Best Editing - 1997 (Conrad Buff, James Cameron, Richard A. Harris)
  •     Won Best Picture - 1997 (James Cameron, Jon Landau)
  •     Won Best Song - 1997 (Will Jennings, James Horner)
  •     Won Best Sound - 1997 (Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Mark Ulano, Gary Summers)
  •     Won Best Sound Effects Editing - 1997 (Christopher Boyes, Tom Bellfort)
  •     Won Best Visual Effects - 1997 (Michael D. Kanfer, Thomas Fisher, Rob Legato, Mark Lasoff)
  •     Won Best Cinematography - 1995 (John Toll)
  •     Won Best Director - 1995 (Mel Gibson)
  •     Won Best Makeup - 1995 (Paul Pattison, Peter Frampton, Lois Burwell)
  •     Won Best Picture - 1995 (Bruce Davey, Alan Ladd, Jr., Mel Gibson)
  •     Won Best Sound Effects - 1995 (Lon Bender, Per Hallberg)
  •     Won Best Actor - 1994 (Tom Hanks)
  •     Won Best Adapted Screenplay - 1994 (Eric Roth)
  •     Won Best Director - 1994 (Robert Zemeckis)
  •     Won Best Editing - 1994 (Arthur Schmidt)
  •     Won Best Picture - 1994 (Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey)
  •     Won Best Visual Effects - 1994 (Allen Hall, Stephen Rosenbaum, George Murphy, Ken Ralston)
  •     Won Best Actress - 1983 (Shirley MacLaine)
  •     Won Best Adapted Screenplay - 1983 (James L. Brooks)
  •     Won Best Director - 1983 (James L. Brooks)
  •     Won Best Picture - 1983 (James L. Brooks)
  •     Won Best Supporting Actor - 1983 (Jack Nicholson)
  •     Won Best Actor - 1972 (Marlon Brando)
  •     Won Best Adapted Screenplay - 1972 (Francis Ford Coppola)
  •     Won Best Editing - 1972 (Peter Zinner)
  •     Won Best Picture - 1972 (Albert S. Ruddy)
  •     Nominated Best Art Direction - 2000 (Arthur Max, Crispian Sallis)
  •     Nominated Best Cinematography - 2000 (John Mathieson)
  •     Nominated Best Director - 2000 (Ridley Scott)
  •     Nominated Best Editing - 2000 (Pietro Scalia)
  •     Nominated Best Original Screenplay - 2000 (John Logan, William Nicholson, David H. Franzoni)
  •     Nominated Best Score - 2000 (Hans Zimmer)
  •     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 2000 (Joaquin Phoenix)
  •     Nominated Best Actress - 1999 (Annette Bening)
  •     Nominated Best Editing - 1999 (Tariq Anwar)
  •     Nominated Best Original Score - 1999 (Thomas Newman)
  •     Nominated Best Actress - 1997 (Kate Winslet)
  •     Nominated Best Makeup - 1997 (Simon Thompson, Tina Earnshaw, Greg Cannom)
  •     Nominated Best Supporting Actress - 1997 (Gloria Stuart)
  •     Nominated Best Costume Design - 1995 (Charles Knode)
  •     Nominated Best Editing - 1995 (Steven Rosenblum)
  •     Nominated Best Original Dramatic Score - 1995 (James Horner)
  •     Nominated Best Original Screenplay - 1995 (Randall Wallace)
  •     Nominated Best Sound - 1995 (Brian Simmons, Andy Nelson, Scott Millan, Anna Behlmer)
  •     Nominated Best Art Direction - 1994 (Nancy Haigh, Rick Carter)
  •     Nominated Best Cinematography - 1994 (Don Burgess)
  •     Nominated Best Makeup - 1994 (Hallie D'Amore, Judith A. Cory, Dan Striepeke)
  •     Nominated Best Score - 1994 (Alan Silvestri)
  •     Nominated Best Sound - 1994 (Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands, William B. Kaplan)
  •     Nominated Best Sound Effects - 1994 (Gloria S. Borders)
  •     Nominated Best Sound Effects Editing - 1994 (Randy Thom)
  •     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 1994 (Gary Sinise)
  •     Nominated Best Actress - 1983 (Debra Winger)
  •     Nominated Best Art Direction - 1983 (Polly Platt, Anthony Mondello, Tom Pedigo, Harold Michelson)
  •     Nominated Best Editing - 1983 (Richard Marks)
  •     Nominated Best Original Score - 1983 (Michael Gore)
  •     Nominated Best Sound - 1983 (Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O'Connell, James R. Alexander)
  •     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 1983 (John Lithgow)
  •     Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay - 1972 (Mario Puzo)
  •     Nominated Best Costume Design - 1972 (Anna Hill Johnstone)
  •     Nominated Best Director - 1972 (Francis Ford Coppola)
  •     Nominated Best Editing - 1972 (William H. Reynolds)
  •     Nominated Best Sound - 1972 (Charles Grenzbach, Richard Portman, Christopher Newman)
  •     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 1972 (Robert Duvall, James Caan, Al Pacino)
  • American Film Institute
  •     Won AFI's Top 10 Films of the Year - 2000
  •     Won 100 Greatest American Movies - 1998
  • American Society of Cinematographers
  •     Won Best Cinematography - 1999 (Conrad L. Hall)
  •     Won Outstanding Achievement Award - 1999 (Conrad L. Hall)
  •     Won Best Cinematography - 1997 (Russell Carpenter)
  •     Won Best Cinematography - 1995 (John Toll)
  •     Nominated Best Cinematography - 2000 (John Mathieson)
  •     Nominated Best Cinematography - 1994 (Don Burgess)
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts
  •     Won Best Cinematography - 2000 (John Mathieson)
  •     Won Best Editing - 2000 (Pietro Scalia)
  •     Won Best Picture - 2000
  •     Won Best Production Design - 2000 (Arthur Max)
  •     Won Orange Audience Award - 2000
  •     Won Best Actor - 1999 (Kevin Spacey)
  •     Won Best Actress - 1999 (Annette Bening)
  •     Won Best Cinematography - 1999 (Conrad L. Hall)
  •     Won Best Editing - 1999 (Tariq Anwar, Christopher Greenbury)
  •     Won Best Film Music - 1999 (Thomas Newman)
  •     Won Best Picture - 1999
  •     Won Anthony Asquith Award - 1972 (Nino Rota)
  •     Nominated Best Actor - 2000 (Russell Crowe)
  •     Nominated Best Costume Design - 2000 (Janty Yates)
  •     Nominated Best Director - 2000 (Ridley Scott)
  •     Nominated Best Makeup and Hair - 2000
  •     Nominated Best Music - 2000 (Lisa Gerrard, Hans Zimmer)
  •     Nominated Best Original Screenplay - 2000 (John Logan, William Nicholson, David H. Franzoni)
  •     Nominated Best Sound - 2000
  •     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 2000 (Oliver Reed, Joaquin Phoenix)
  •     Nominated Best Visual Effects - 2000
  •     Nominated Best Director - 1999 (Sam Mendes)
  •     Nominated Best Makeup and Hair - 1999 (Tania McComas, Carol O'Connell)
  •     Nominated Best Original Screenplay - 1999 (Alan Ball)
  •     Nominated Best Production Design - 1999 (Naomi Shohan)
  •     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 1999 (Wes Bentley)
  •     Nominated Best Supporting Actress - 1999 (Thora Birch, Mena Suvari)
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association
  •     Won Best Actor - 2000 (Russell Crowe)
  •     Won Best Cinematography - 2000 (John Mathieson)
  •     Won Best Composer - 2000 (Hans Zimmer)
  •     Won Best Picture - 2000
  •     Won Best Production Design - 2000 (Arthur Max)
  •     Won Best Supporting Actor - 2000 (Joaquin Phoenix)
  •     Won Best Director - 1999 (Sam Mendes)
  •     Won Best Original Screenplay - 1999 (Alan Ball)
  •     Won Best Picture - 1999
  •     Won Best Director - 1997 (James Cameron)
  •     Won Best Director - 1995 (Mel Gibson)
  • Chicago Film Critics Association
  •     Won Best Actor - 1999 (Kevin Spacey)
  •     Won Best Director - 1999 (Sam Mendes)
  •     Won Best Picture - 1999
  •     Won Most Promising Actor - 1999 (Wes Bentley)
  •     Won Best Cinematography - 1997 (Russell Carpenter)
  •     Won Best Original Score - 1997 (James Horner)
  • Directors Guild of America
  •     Won Best Director - Feature Film - 1999 (Sam Mendes)
  •     Won Best Director - 1997 (James Cameron)
  •     Won Best Director - 1994 (Robert Zemeckis)
  •     Won Best Director - 1983 (James L. Brooks)
  •     Won Best Director - 1972 (Francis Ford Coppola)
  •     Nominated Best Director - 2000 (Ridley Scott)
  •     Nominated Best Director - 1995 (Mel Gibson)
  • French Academy of Cinema
  •     Nominated Best Foreign Film - 2000
  •     Nominated Best Foreign Language Film - 1998
  • Hollywood Foreign Press Association
  •     Won Best Original Score - 2000 (Lisa Gerrard, Hans Zimmer)
  •     Won Best Picture - Drama - 2000
  •     Won Best Director - 1999 (Sam Mendes)
  •     Won Best Picture - Drama - 1999
  •     Won Best Screenplay - 1999 (Alan Ball)
  •     Won Best Director - 1997 (James Cameron)
  •     Won Best Original Score - 1997 (James Horner)
  •     Won Best Original Song - 1997 (Will Jennings, James Horner)
  •     Won Best Picture - Drama - 1997
  •     Won Best Director - 1995 (Mel Gibson)
  •     Won Best Director - 1994 (Robert Zemeckis)
  •     Won Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - 1994 (Tom Hanks)
  •     Won Best Picture - Drama - 1994
  •     Won Best Director - 1993 (Robert Zemeckis)
  •     Won Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pictu - 1983 (Jack Nicholson)
  •     Won Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - 1983 (Shirley MacLaine)
  •     Won Best Picture - Drama - 1983
  •     Won Best Screenplay - 1983 (James L. Brooks)
  •     Won Best Director - 1972 (Francis Ford Coppola)
  •     Won Best Original Score - 1972 (Nino Rota)
  •     Won Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - 1972 (Marlon Brando)
  •     Won Best Picture - Drama - 1972
  •     Won Best Screenplay - 1972 (Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola)
  •     Nominated Best Director - 2000 (Ridley Scott)
  •     Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - 2000 (Russell Crowe)
  •     Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pictu - 2000 (Joaquin Phoenix)
  •     Nominated Best Original Score - 1999 (Thomas Newman)
  •     Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - 1999 (Kevin Spacey)
  •     Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - 1999 (Annette Bening)
  •     Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comed - 1997 (Leonardo DiCaprio)
  •     Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - 1997 (Kate Winslet)
  •     Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic - 1997 (Gloria Stuart)
  •     Nominated Best Screenplay - 1997 (James Cameron)
  •     Nominated Best Original Score - 1995 (James Horner)
  •     Nominated Best Picture - Drama - 1995
  •     Nominated Best Screenplay - 1995 (Randall Wallace)
  •     Nominated Best Original Score - 1994 (Alan Silvestri)
  •     Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pictu - 1994 (Gary Sinise)
  •     Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic - 1994 (Robin Wright Penn)
  •     Nominated Best Screenplay - 1994 (Eric Roth)
  •     Nominated Best Director - 1983 (James L. Brooks)
  •     Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - 1983 (Debra Winger)
  •     Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - 1972 (Al Pacino)
  •     Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pictu - 1972 (James Caan)
  • Library of Congress
  •     Won U.S. National Film Registry - 1989
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association
  •     Won Best Director - 1999 (Sam Mendes)
  •     Won Best Production Design - 1997 (Peter Lamont)
  •     Won Best Actress - 1983 (Shirley MacLaine)
  •     Won Best Director - 1983 (James L. Brooks)
  •     Won Best Picture - 1983
  •     Won Best Screenplay - 1983 (James L. Brooks)
  •     Won Best Supporting Actor - 1983 (Jack Nicholson)
  • National Board of Review
  •     Won Best Production Design - 2000 (Arthur Max)
  •     Won Best Supporting Actor - 2000 (Joaquin Phoenix)
  •     Won Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actor - 1999 (Wes Bentley)
  •     Won Best Picture - 1999
  •     Won Best Actor - 1994 (Tom Hanks)
  •     Won Best Picture - 1994
  •     Won Best Supporting Actor - 1994 (Gary Sinise)
  •     Won Best Actress - 1983 (Shirley MacLaine)
  •     Won Best Director - 1983 (James L. Brooks)
  •     Won Best Picture - 1983
  •     Won Best Supporting Actor - 1983 (Jack Nicholson)
  •     Won Best Supporting Actor - 1972 (Al Pacino)
  •     Nominated Best Picture - 2000
  •     Nominated Best Picture - 1997
  •     Nominated Best Picture - 1995
  •     Nominated Best Picture - 1972
  • National Society of Film Critics
  •     Won Best Cinematography - 1999 (Conrad L. Hall)
  •     Won Best Actor - 1972 (Al Pacino)
  • New York Film Critics Circle
  •     Won Best Actress - 1983 (Shirley MacLaine)
  •     Won Best Picture - 1983
  •     Won Best Supporting Actor - 1983 (Jack Nicholson)
  •     Won Best Supporting Actor - 1972 (Robert Duvall)
  • Screen Actors Guild
  •     Won Best Actor - 1999 (Kevin Spacey)
  •     Won Best Female Actor in a Leading Role - 1999 (Annette Bening)
  •     Won Best Performance by a Cast - 1999
  •     Won Best Supporting Actress - 1997 (Gloria Stuart)
  •     Won Best Actor - 1994 (Tom Hanks)
  •     Nominated Best Actor - 2000 (Russell Crowe)
  •     Nominated Best Ensemble Acting - 2000
  •     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 2000 (Joaquin Phoenix)
  •     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 1999 (Chris Cooper)
  •     Nominated Best Actress - 1997 (Kate Winslet)
  •     Nominated Best Ensemble Acting - 1997
  •     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 1994 (Gary Sinise)
  •     Nominated Best Supporting Actress - 1994 (Robin Wright Penn, Sally Field)
  • Toronto Film Critics Association
  •     Won Best Actor - 1999 (Kevin Spacey)
  •     Won Best Director [Runner-up] - 1999 (Sam Mendes)
  •     Won Best Screenplay [Runner-up] - 1999 (Alan Ball)
  •     Won Best Director [Runner-up] - 1997 (James Cameron)
  • Writers Guild of America
  •     Won Best Original Screenplay - 1999 (Alan Ball)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
REVIEWS:
  • A darkly comic critique of suburban stupor with a measured touch of redemption, American Beauty became the most laureled film of 1999. As written by Alan Ball and directed by theatre wunderkind/film neophyte Sam Mendes, the tale of Lester Burnham's final year of life keenly delves into the repressed desires, rampant materialism, skewed values, and gnawing insecurities lurking behind the crisply manicured lawns and meticulously decorated houses lining Any Street, USA. Anchored by Kevin Spacey's gleefully sardonic yet sensitively attuned performance as doomed "seeker" Lester, the superb ensemble cast of adults and teens (including Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Chris Cooper and newcomers Wes Bentley and Mena Suvari) navigate the myriad dysfunctions with wit and flashes of pathos. Complementing the voiced desire for some kind of escape, Lester's and video voyeur Ricky Fitts' search for beauty in the mundane, whether in rose petal-strewn dreams or grainy images of a dancing bag, is given luminous life by veteran cinematographer Conrad L. Hall. Despite the complaint from a few critics that it did not truly "look closer" at the terrain previously covered by The Ice Storm (1997), Happiness (1998), and Blue Velvet (1986), American Beauty garnered several critics' circle prizes and a fistful of Golden Globes on the way to winning the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Cinematography. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi
  • Terms of Endearment is almost two films -- an upbeat, comic first half followed by a tearjerking tragedy in which Emma Greenway (Debra Winger) is stricken with cancer. It is notable for its frank treatment of serious illness and for its intricate portrayal of a troubled mother/daughter relationship.The film was a personal triumph for television veteran James L. Brooks, who took home three Oscars, for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director (his first feature film), and Best Picture. Moreover, the film manages to blend together two of the screen's most dominant performers, Shirley MacLaine and Jack Nicholson, each of whom received an Oscar, perhaps for having the patience not to steal scenes from each other. ~ Richard Gilliam, Rovi
  • Size of all sorts mattered for James Cameron's blockbuster Titanic, whose magnitude was in all ways unprecedented. Cameron and two studios spent $200 million on a 90% scale Titanic replica at a newly constructed Mexico studio; their efforts included duplicating furnishings from original Titanic designs, diving trips to shoot footage of the wreck with a specially designed underwater camera, and months of post-production on computer effects ranging from overhead "shots" of the Titanic at sea to characters' puffs of freezing breath. Delayed several months and beseiged by negative word-of-mouth, Titanic finally opened to rave reviews, especially for its bravura visuals. A few doubts were expressed over the Jack-Rose romance, but nothing could beat the spectacular recreation of the ship sinking or the powerful image of the floating corpse field. That love story, however, proved a potent draw, as Leonardo Di Caprio fans (many of them teenage girls) came back for repeat viewings, helping to power Titanic to a sojourn of more than 3 months at the top of the U.S. box office; the most expensive film ever made became a titanic moneymaker, grossing over $1.6 billion internationally. Cameron's coronation as blockbuster artist arrived when Titanic received a record-tying 14 Oscar nominations (like 1950's All About Eve) and won a record-tying 11 (like 1959's Ben-Hur). Cameron's screenplay, however, was ignored. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi
  • Single-handedly reviving a long-lost genre -- the "sword-and-sandals epic" -- this exciting action picture boasts top-notch production values, creative and engaged (if occasionally ill-considered) direction from Ridley Scott, and -- at long last -- a star-making performance from Australian actor Russell Crowe. The chief appeal of Gladiator is its retro vibe, but some of Scott's artistic choices smack of a shallow attempt to stay modern, such as the hand-held camera and hitching, as well as ultra-focused images in the film's battle sequences, both inspired by Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan (1998). The script by David Franzoni, rewritten by John Logan and William Nicholson (some of it during filming), is sometimes scattershot, foregoing character development as it forages too widely in search of sweep, thus providing doses of everything under the Italian sun: revenge, political intrigue, romance, action, and historical background. Though never delivering the emotional power an audience might crave, Gladiator is rescued by sharp editing, marvelous design and effects, and superb performances from Crowe, the briefly seen Richard Harris, and the impressively slick, fey, high-camp posturing of the lizard-like Joaquin Phoenix. The mix of traditional costumes and set design with the new development of computer-generated imagery produces some eye-popping visuals, especially the lingering overhead shots of the coliseum in Rome, one of the best uses to date of high-tech special effects. As a summer popcorn picture, Gladiator succeeds on most levels and provides some unabashed, old-fashioned entertainment. Similarities were noted by many critics to the earlier epic The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) from director Anthony Mann, which features many of the same characters. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
  • "I believe in America" -- and America embraced The Godfather, turning it into a landmark artistic triumph and blockbuster hit. The movie was initially planned as a low-budget adaptation of Mario Puzo's Mafia family best-seller, and young director Francis Ford Coppola was hired because Paramount thought he would be easy to control. Instead, he fought the studio to cast little-known Al Pacino as Michael Corleone and foundering Marlon Brando as Don Vito, and he turned The Godfather into an operatic period epic about family, honor, and American economic success (the word "Mafia" is never used); in return, he was almost fired during production. The finished film's narrative drive and imagery were astonishing. Beginning with the opening sequence intercutting Vito's sepulchral study with the bright wedding outside, Coppola renders the Corleones threatening in their business and appealing in their closeness as they negotiate the legacy of Vito's prosperity. Gordon Willis' shadowy cinematography infused the film with shades of black, brown, and gold, contrasting bleak Family dealings with warm family loyalty. The famously extreme violence, particularly the horse head and Sonny's tollbooth demise (echoing 1967's Bonnie and Clyde), revealed the cost of protecting the family honor; the baptism montage elevated Michael's corruption to diabolical proportions as he consolidates his business power. Highly anticipated and critically revered, The Godfather became one of the biggest box-office hits of all time, adding several catchphrases to the cultural lexicon, revitalizing the gangster genre, turning Pacino into a star, and reviving Brando's career. Nominated for 10 Oscars, The Godfather won Best Picture, but Brando snubbed his Best Actor prize and Coppola lost Best Director to Cabaret's Bob Fosse. Willis' cinematography wasn't even nominated, and although Nino Rota's memorable music did initially receive a nomination, the Academy rescinded it when they discovered that Rota included material in the score from one of his earlier compositions. In 1998, the American Film Institute named The Godfather one of the three greatest American films ever made, testifying to its enduring artistic legacy. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi
  • Forrest Gump is the Baby Boom generation's tribute to itself, a panorama of American culture from the sleepy South of the 1950s to the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s. The film is a technical masterpiece, skillfully weaving together numerous cultural reference points, all without ever causing the audience to pause for thought. Director Robert Zemeckis and a team of top-notch special effects experts convincingly combined actors with archival footage so that Gump (Michael Conner Humphreys as a child and Tom Hanks as an adult) gets to interact with many famous personalities of the day. Of particular note are Gump's scenes at the University of Alabama, where Forrest meets then-governor George Wallace (via newsreel footage) and football coach Bear Bryant (actor Sonny Shroyer). Similarly outstanding are the sequences set in Vietnam and the later shrimpboat scenes with Gump's best friend (Gary Sinise), a legless war veteran. Forrest Gump won six Oscars, including Best Picture, over critical favorites Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption. An interesting sidelight to Hanks' Best Actor win is Jessica Lange's also set-in-Alabama Best Actress performance in Blue Sky in the same year. The wins, however, did not lead Hollywood to rush to set more films in the "Heart of Dixie" state. ~ Richard Gilliam, Rovi
  • Thoroughly ahistorical, Braveheart is nonetheless a rousing tale of heroism and honor, full of passion and wit and courage enough to inspire an army to victory. In fact, it very nearly did just that, becoming a focal point within the U.S. military for discussions of the societal obligations of the modern citizen-soldier. Filmed almost entirely in Ireland, Braveheart convincingly re-creates its version of Scotland circa 1300. A major strength is the marvelously designed battle sequences, the work of actor/director Mel Gibson and cinematographer John Toll. While only a modest success at the box-office, Braveheart was a substantial hit in video, and is remembered as the R-rated film that parents most often brought home to share with their children. ~ Richard Gilliam, Rovi

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