The Hindenburg (1975)Directed by: Robert Wise
Written by: Michael M. Mooney; Nelson Gidding
Starring: George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft, William Atherton, Roy Thinnes, Gig Young, Burgess Meredith, Charles Durning, Rene Auberjonois, Katherine Helmond
Chronicles the events that lead up to the 1937 Hindenburg disaster in Lakehurst, NJ, where a German passenger zeppelin burst into flames upon landing, killing most of the passengers and crew. Solid performances from an all star cast make this disaster film masquerading as a historical drama memorable. B
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)Directed by: Uli Edel
Written by: Stefan Aust; Bernd Eichinger
Starring: Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Nadja Uhl, Stipe Erceg, Niels-Bruno Schmidt
Complex, riveting film depicting the actions and exploits, and eventual trial, of the Red Army Faction, the infamous terrorist group that plagued Germany with bombings, robberies, murders and kidnappings throughout the 1970's. It's fascinating, and scary, stuff. A-
California Suite (1978) Directed by: Herbert Ross
Written by: Neil Simon
Starring: Jane Fonda, Alan Alda, Maggie Smith, Michael Caine, Walter Matthau, Elaine May, Herb Edelman, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Gloria Gifford, Sheila Frazier
Four separate comedic story-lines all take place within a posh Los Angeles hotel. We follow an actress and her gay husband on their way to the Oscars, a vacationing group of friends from Chicago, a divorced couple in town to discuss custody of their child, and a philandering man who tries to hide a hooker from his unsuspecting wife. Maggie Smith and Michael Caine are the standouts here, but the rest is pretty vanilla. B-
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