Parental Guidance

The actors deserve credit for the professionalism they bring to this family comedy stinker.

"...Directed by: Andy Fickman. Starring: Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott, Bailee Madison, Joshua..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Leah Churner

America: Freedom to Fascism

Although grounded in Libertarian theory, this documentary by producer-turned-director Aaron Russo presents provocative material about the perceived illegality of income taxes – and various freedom-restricting consequences of the new world order.

"...– a cause that this former music promoter; former Bette Midler manager, producer of the films The Rose and..."

July 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Earth and the American Dream

"...Burstyn, Mel Gibson, Dustin Hoffman, Jeremy Irons, Michael Keaton, Bette Midler and many, many more. It is a moving..."

June 17, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

For the Boys

"...Directed by: Mark Rydell. Starring: Bette Midler, James Caan, Norman Fell and George Segal. It's..."

Dec. 6, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

That Old Feeling

"...Directed by: Carl Reiner. Starring: Bette Midler, Dennis Farina, Paula Marshall, David Rasche and Danny..."

April 4, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Drowning Mona

"...Directed by: Nick Gomez. Starring: Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Neve Campbell, Jamie Lee Curtis, William Fichtner, Casey..."

March 4, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Isn't She Great

"...Directed by: Andrew Bergman. Starring: Bette Midler, David Hyde Pierce, Nathan Lane, Stockard Channing and..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Hocus Pocus

In this comedy, sister witches from the 17th century re-emerge in modern-day Salem, Mass.

"...Directed by: Kenny Ortega. Starring: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz, Thora..."

July 16, 1993 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Fantasia

"...Glebas, Gaetan Brizzi and Paul Brizzi. Starring: Steve Martin, Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, Angela Lansbury, Quincy Jones and..."

June 23, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The First Wives Club

"...Directed by: Hugh Wilson. Starring: Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Maggie Smith, Dan Hedaya,..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Isn't She Great

Isn't it awful?

"...D: Andrew Bergman (2000); with Bette Midler, Nathan Lane, Stockard Channing, David Hyde-Pierce, John Cleese...."

Dec. 29, 2000 Screens Review by Stephen MacMillan Moser

TV Eye

Why are this year's season premieres so darn dull? Also, a goodbye to Steve Allen and news on a class action suit alleging age discrimination filed by 28 TV writers.

"...Bette on CBS. I've been a fan of Bette Midler..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Austin Stories Chapter Ends

"...Stories because I think Laura House was a much better role model for the average female MTV viewer than,..."

June 5, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...Oldman partake in futuristic action in The Fifth Element, Bette Midler stars in Carl Reiner's That Old Feeling, Wesley..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Then She Found Me

Helen Hunt directs and stars in this movie which finds just the right mix of drama, comedy, and the unknown – in other words, life as we live it.

"...Directed by: Helen Hunt. Starring: Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth, Matthew Broderick and Ben Shenkman. Hunt's..."

May 9, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Review: Hello, Dolly!

One of the last great Golden Age musicals revived with panache

"...friend, all prettily dressed up, looking and sounding perhaps better than ever, if only because we haven’t seen her..."

Jan. 22, 2020 Arts Post by Paul Beutel

The Stepford Wives

Remake will quickly go from an idea that's misbegotten to a movie that's completely forgotten.

"...Frank Oz. Starring: Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Glenn Close, Bette Midler, Christopher Walken and Roger Bart. Misbegotten is the..."

June 11, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Napoleon Dynamite

Indie film about teenage dork celebrates the youthful underdog.

"..."Happy Hands Club" pantomiming in American Sign Language to Bette Midler’s "The Rose") at such length that one wonders..."

June 25, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

A Man and a Half

Hanging with music industry legend Jerry Wexler

"...remember it, I think he was having dinner with Bette Midler. He says, 'Well, I'm having dinner with Bette..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Boudu Sauvé Des Eaux (Boudu Saved From Drowning)

"...was remade in America with Nick Nolte, Richard Dreyfuss, Bette Midler, and Elizabeth Peña as Down and Out in..."

March 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sister Act

"...to Goldberg's comedic talents (it was initially developed for Bette Midler), it's not a one-sister show by any means...."

May 29, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

TV Eye

The Michael Richards Show fizzles, Billy Crystal can't host the Oscars, and other odds and ends from our harried television columnist.

"...Although Ed gives me the creeps, it's a much better lead-in to The West Wing than that horrid Titans...."

Dec. 15, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Scan Lines

Independence Day

"...Big Business D: Jim Abrahams; with Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin, Fred Ward, Edward Herrmann, Michele Placido,..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Screens Feature

Spada Speaks

"...longtime favorites of mine (Jackie, Streisand, Monroe, Jane Fonda, Bette Midler); others are people that I might not have..."

June 9, 2000 Books Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Broadway Leading Lady Carolee Carmello on Taking Over Dolly!

Hello, Dolly prepares for run at Bass Concert Hall

"...course; Barbra Streisand in the 1969 film version; and Bette Midler in the 2017 Broadway revival, which is the..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Arts Post by Paul Beutel

Movie Studios Play Santa With Three Christmas Day Openings

New reviews of 'Django Unchained,' 'Les Mis,' and 'Parental Guidance'

"...a family comedy starring old pros Billy Crystal and Bette Midler as grandparents babysitting an unruly brood. Our reviewer..."

Dec. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...D: Nick Gomez; with Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Neve Campbell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Casey Affleck, Peter..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

As far as awards shows go, the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards was one of the most abysmal presentations I've seen in a long time. Maybe the upcoming SAG awards or TV Guide Awards will be better.

"...Dark Angel; Delta Burke, DAG; Marg Helgenberger, CSI; and Bette Midler, Bette...."

March 2, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Sundance Review: Lucy and Desi

Inside the relationship that defined an era of TV

"...on set. Ball's perpetual belief that no one was better than "a trouper," and Cuban refugee Desiderio Alberto Arnaz..."

Jan. 26, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: Halloweenies

Deliciously spooky films for the scaring season

"...charismatic villains – Kathy Najimy, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Bette Midler – is too darn relatable. (“Another glorious morning..."

Oct. 8, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

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