Synopsis
Dorothy Gale (Fairuza Balk) lies in bed unable to sleep. Aunt Em (Piper Laurie) confides to Uncle Henry (Matt Clark) that it’s been six months since the tornado, and all the girl does is talk about some place that doesn’t exist. On their farm in turn of the century Kansas, Dorothy finds a key [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Based on book'
Return To Oz (1985)
November 10th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Tags: Alternate universe · Based on book · Beasts and monsters · Cult favorite · Dreams and visions · No opening credits · Psychoanalysis · Sequel
A River Runs Through It (1992)
September 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Synopsis
As an old man threads a fishing line on the Big Blackfoot River, a narrator (Robert Redford) begins: “Long ago, when I was a young man, my father said to me, ‘Norman, you like to write stories.’ And I said, ‘Yes, I do.’ Then he said, ‘Some day when you are ready, [...]
Tags: Based on book · Brother/brother relationship · Coming of age · Father/son relationship · Master and pupil · Small town · Sports · Train
The General (1998)
September 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Synopsis
Emerging from his home on the southside of Dublin, Martin Cahill (Brendan Gleeson) is shot in his driveway. Moving back in time, a young Cahill (Eamonn Owens) is chased home by police after nicking groceries for his family. Cahill’s petty robberies land the boy in a Catholic reformatory. Eighteen years later, he’s [...]
Tags: Based on book · Gangsters and hoodlums · Heist · Hitman · Interrogation
Searching For Bobby Fischer (1993)
May 6th, 2008 · 7 Comments
Synopsis
Celebrating his 7th birthday in a park near Washington Square, Josh Waitzkin (Max Pomeranc) discovers benches full of men playing chess for cash. Though Josh’s father Fred (Joe Mantegna) is a sportswriter, his son loses interest in baseball and fixates on a chess piece [...]
Tags: Based on book · Bathtub scene · Father/son relationship · Master and pupil · Mother/son relationship · Sports









