Dave Kehr

George Miller, the greatly talented Australian director of such films as "Mad Max" and "The Road Warrior," hasn't made a movie in five years-not since his agonizing encounter with the...

`Everyone has a wild side," claim the ads for Richard Attenborough's "Chaplin," "even a legend"-a grandly optimistic statement that, even if it were true, is not borne out by the...

Why ''Hoffa''? Did star Jack Nicholson notice he had room for another Oscar on his bookshelf? Did director Danny DeVito decide that, after ''Throw Mama from the Train'' and ''The...

Nothing seemed new in `92, as the established trends of the decade continued their depressing progress. Hollywood films became bigger and more anonymous, as directors lost more and more power...

At this time of the year, it`s also important to remember the non-commercial outlets that provide Chicago with much of the city`s most vital film programming. Independent, not-for-profit organizations such...

There is nothing more horrifying than the Hollywood pro who has rediscovered his innocence. That`s what seems to have happened with director Barry Levinson`s ''Toys,'' one of the most mawkish...

It`s probably time to declare a moratorium on the courtroom drama, just because it`s too darn easy to do. The trial format, with its clearly delineated good guys and bad...

Making a movie for Disney has become a Hollywood ritual of penance, just as spending a season at the Betty Ford Clinic was in the `80s or passing before the...

Hal Hartley, the Long Island independent who has now created his third feature film with ''Simple Men,'' is emerging as a greeting-card Godard. He uses the trappings of modernism-ruptures of...

When a modestly budgeted movie like 1990`s ''Home Alone'' goes on to become the highest grossing comedy and third highest grossing film of all time, you can bet there are...