The Hustler (1961)
Directed by: Robert Rossen
Written by: Walter Travis; Sidney Carroll + Robert Rossen
Starring: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, Goerge C. Scott, Myron McCormick, Murray Hamilton, Michael Constantine
In this wonderfully acted film about a cocky pool-shark (Newman) who goes up against a long-time champion (Gleason) in a single high0-stakes match, Paul Newman has never better than he was here. A-
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Directed by: Tim Robbins
Written by: Helen Prejean; Tim Robbins
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry, R. Lee Ermey, Celia Weston, Lois Smith, Scott Wilson, Roberta Maxwell, Margo Martindale
Susan Sarandon is excellent as a nun who becomes aquainted with a death row inmate (played brilliantly by Sean Penn) and becomes a target of outrage from the killer's victims parents. Very well done all around, and it doesn't get too preachy about the rights and wrongs of capital punishment, which surprised me given the reputations of Sarandon, Robbins and Penn. A-
Eat, Drink, Man, Woman (1994)
Directed by: Ang Lee
Written by: Ang Lee, James Schamus + Hui-Ling Wang
Starring: Sihung Lung, Yu-Wen Wang, Chien-lien Wu, Kuei-Mei Yang, Sylvia Chang, Winston Chao, Chao-jung Chen
This delightful film centers around an elderly cook and his three grown daughters, and their lives, all connected by their weekly family dinners. All four story lines intersect beautifully, with excellent performances from all. By the end of the film you won't help but smile. A
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