As Good as It Gets

Nicholson and Hunt both won Oscars for their respective roles as a rude and obsessive-compulsive writer and the waitress who grows to love him.

"...Directed by: James L. Brooks. Starring: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding, Skeet Ulrich..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Golden Gate

"...Bruno Kirby, Teri Polo, Tzi Ma, Stan Egi and Jack Shearer. Like Jack Nicholson's private dick before him, Matt..."

Jan. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Thing Called Love

"...Doc?, The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon and Saint Jack. The Last Picture Show is a Fifties Western, all..."

Sept. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Bright Angel

"...wisecracks delivered as if she's imitating Christian Slater imitating Jack Nicholson and adding a Canadian accent for good measure...."

July 26, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Anger Management

"...Directed by: Peter Segal. Starring: Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson, Marisa Tomei, Luis Guzmán, John Turturro, Kevin Nealon,..."

April 11, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Pledge

"...Directed by: Sean Penn. Starring: Jack Nicholson, Robin Wright, Aaron Eckhart, Benicio Del Toro, Vanessa..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Something's Gotta Give

Sure, the co-stars delight, but the script has more flab than its middle-aged lovers.

"...Directed by: Nancy Meyers. Starring: Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Keanu Reeves, Amanda Peet, Frances McDormand and Jon..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wolf

"...Directed by: Mike Nichols. Starring: Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan and Christopher..."

June 24, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

About Schmidt

"...Directed by: Alexander Payne. Starring: Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Kathy Bates, Dermot Mulroney, Howard Hessman..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Man Trouble

"...Directed by: Bob Rafelson. Starring: Ellen Barkin, Jack Nicholson, Michael McKean, Beverly D'Angelo and Harry Dean Stanton...."

July 24, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

The Bucket List

Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman play characters who have only a short time to live. Promises, promises.

"...Directed by: Rob Reiner. Starring: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd, Rob Morrow,..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Book Review: The Big Goodbye

The making of Chinatown gets its full due in Wasson's chronicle

"...producer Robert Evans, screenwriter Robert Towne, and leading man Jack Nicholson – is back and then some...."

Feb. 25, 2020 Arts Post by David Gaines

The Priests of Syrinx

What’s in a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame anyway?

"...perfect lockstep with filmdom’s annual backslapping. The ultimate tie-in? Jack Nicholson sits in the front row of both. Watch..."

May 17, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

DVDanger: When Fine Actors Attack

Mark Strong seeks "Anna", Landau and Palance hit "Without Warning"

"...leading actor in a horror movie was cool? Like, Jack Nicholson in The Shining cool, and not, "Why haven't..."

Aug. 9, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Circle Sky

For your resident Head, the Monkees' Michael Nesmith still lassos 'Circle Sky' country-rock

"...Spliced 'n' diced by Jack Nicholson and Michael Nesmith – according to the latter..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Cars and Speed and Flight

Just prior to his appearance at SXSW Film for a retrospective of his work, Monte Hellman talks about a career in film.

"...directors). A passing friendship with another Corman regular -- Jack Nicholson -- led to a professional relationship spanning several..."

March 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Scanlines

"...w/ Jack Nicholson, Harry Dean Stanton, Cameron Mitchell, Bruce Dern, Diane..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Scanlines

"...food, and generally use their wits to survive, with Jack (Pederson) helping keep the loose-knit bunch unified. Unfortunately a..."

March 20, 1998 Screens Feature

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...Reynolds in Albert Brooks' Mother, Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet, Jack Lemmon and James Garner in My Fellow Americans, Walter..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Flam

Festivals, retirements, and more

"...Online reported this morning that actor and Lakers fan Jack Nicholson has also retired. At 76, Nicholson has won..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Ride in the Whirlwind

Hellman's cult uses Western frontier justice to reflect the political climate of the mid-Sixties.

"...D: Monte Hellman; with Jack Nicholson, Millie Perkins, Katherine Squire, Cameron Mitchell, Harry Dean..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Screens Review by Eli Kooris

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THE CROSSING GUARDD: Sean Penn; with Jack Nicholson, David Morse, Anjelica Huston, Robin Wright, Piper Laurie,..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...Hendrix Experience; "Let's Turkey Trot" by Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller, performed by Little Eva; "Kyrie Eleison" by David..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...another collaborative project from director Bob Rafelson and actor Jack Nicholson...."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Let Me Paint You a Picture

Movies were made to be shared

"...King freak for years, ever since reading the embossed, black-jacket paperback of 'Salem's Lot, and so, technically, I already..."

May 20, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

DVD Watch: Potential-Gift Edition

"...Buena Vista Home Entertainment, $19.99The Cry Baby Killer: Back-to-Back Jack Edition..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Screens Feature by Ken Lieck

Letters at 3AM

In 2002, cinema has been the healthiest of our arts. The movies' range and variety relieve what has otherwise been a bleak time for our culture and our Constitution.

"...Schmidt is a flat-out lie. It took courage for Jack Nicholson to play a small-minded man pushing 70 (no..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Easy Rider

"...Directed by: Dennis Hopper. Starring: Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Luke Askew and Toni Basil. This..."

Aug. 22, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Few Good Men

Melodrama doesn't come more butch than this, and the performances reflect that intensity, although Aaron Sorkin's moral predicaments are given full scrutiny.

"...Directed by: Rob Reiner. Starring: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollack,..."

Dec. 11, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Players, Prisons, Pit Stops, and Girl Gangs

"...guitar-and-bongo soundtracks. Welcome to the film world of director Jack Hill. The name might not be familiar at first..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

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