Action & Adventure

Film critic John Powers reviews the new Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin film "The Edge," with the screenplay written by David Mamet.

Film critic John Powers reviews "Air Force One" which stars Harrison Ford.

Director John Woo grew up in Hong Kong and directed numerous films there before coming to Hollywood. He has established himself as a master of action thrillers and is known for his elaborate action scenes. Woo also directed the American films Broken Arrow, and Hard Target." His new blockbuster film starring John Travolta and Nicholas Cage is called "Face/Off." It's in theaters now.

Film critic John Powers reviews the film "Eraser."

Movie critic John Powers reviews the new action thriller "The Rock," starring Sean Connery and Nicholas Cage. In the film, Cage and Connery team up to retake Alcatraz from a crazed general.

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews "Broken Arrow."

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews "From Dusk Till Dawn" the new film starring George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, and Quentin Tarantino.

Actor Harrison Ford. He's starred in "Star Wars," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," and "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," "Witness," and "The Fugitive." He's starring in the new film, "Sabrina."

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews "Heat" starring Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino.

Film Critic Steve Vineberg reviews the latest James Bond film GoldenEye. It features the newest 007, Pierce Brosnan.

Independent film director Robert Rodriguez. At the age of 23 he made the Spanish-language action film, "El Mariachi" for $7,000. His techniques for keeping the budget down included, shooting before lunch so he wouldn't have to buy the actors lunch, and using a wheelchair that he'd borrowed from the local hospital for a dolly. Rodriguez's film won the Sundance Audience Award in 1993, and went on to be distributed nationally. He's just completed the sequel "Desperado" starring Antonio Banderas.

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews the new movie "Waterworld."

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews the new summer thriller, "Speed," starring Keanu Reeves and Dennis Hopper.

Director Brian De Palma. Now 53, he's the son of a orthopedic surgeon in Philadelphia, and sometimes watched his father's surgeries. Perhaps this explains the frequent depiction of blood and violence in many of his films, which include "Carrie", "Dressed to Kill", "The Fury", and "Scarface". His thrillers were often compared with those of Hitchcock.

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews the long awaited "Batman Returns," starring Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, and Christopher Walken.

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews "Hook," the new Stephen Spielberg movie that retells the story of Peter Pan. It stars Robin Williams as an adult Peter Pan and Dustin Hoffman as Captain Cook.

Actor Gary Busey. Busey electrified audiences and the critics with his starring role in "The Buddy Holly Story." More recently, Busey was the arch villain in "Lethal Weapon." He co-stars with Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves in the new movie, "Point Break."

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews "Terminator 2."

Film critic Owen Gleiberman says the original Die Hard succeed in part because it was tightly plotted and plausible -- for an action movie. But it's hard to imagine Bruce Willis's John McClane fighting terrorists throughout the sprawl of Washington, D.C.

Film critic Owen Gleiberman reviews "Days of Thunder," starring Tom Cruise as a cocky stock car driver.