Force 10 From Navarone - **1/2

Force 10 From Navarone - **1/2

Engaging but somewhat lengthy WWII drama starring Harrison Ford and Robert Shaw. Edward Fox's performance stands out. Harrison fights the German's better with a whip and fedora.

McCabe and Mrs. Miller

McCabe and Mrs. Miller - ***

Altman's terrific direction brings us into a mining town in Canada in the 1800's where Warren Beatty sets up a brothel with the help of Julie Christie. Unusual film with a view of the "old west" not typically seen. Terrific set design but story loses its appeal in the third act.

Klute - ***

Klute - ***

Jane Fonda's Oscar-winning performance turns a moderately paced thriller into an interesting character study in one woman's attempt to escape a life of prostitution. Alan Pakula's story slowly unfolds but Fonda and co-star Donald Sutherland bring depth to two people trying to ignore their mutual attraction while trying to solve the mystery of a man's disappearance.

Two and a Half Men (Monday/CBS/9:30 PM PST) is the best new show of the fall season. However, after only seeing two episodes of Arrested Development (Sunday/FOX/9:30 PM PST), this opinion may change.

Jan - March 1998

Found a notebook with some reactions from screenings from 1998:

Flirting With Disaster - **1/2
Donnie Brasco - **1/2
Grosse Pointe Blank - ***
Revenge - *
Hard Eight (a/k/a "Sydney") - ***
Volcano - *** (really? I must have been excited by my recent move to L.A. and liked seeing it destroyed; it can't possibly be a 3 star film... I may have to re-screen it!)
Good Will Hunting - ****
Half-Baked - ** (This I'll have to re-evaluate, I'm sure I liked it more than 2 stars, but at the time I gave it 2, so just for an accurate account of my reaction I'm leaving it at 2 for now.)
Oscar and Lucinda - *** (I did screen this again last year and still liked it)
Titanic - ****
Zero Effect - **
The Big Lebowski - ***