Rob ReinerAw. An actor who wants to direct. Ain't that an adorable cliché.Fortunately, in the case of Rob Reiner, he was someone who found a decent amount of success as an actor, but was really bo...

William GoldmanMost of the time, when a book gets adapted to film, it isn't the original writer who gets to convert their baby to a new medium. Usually they'll send in someone flashy instead—mayb...

It's a Long StoryLike so many great movies, this one had some difficulty getting off the ground.It's based on the book by William Goldman, which was already something of a modern classic, so it sho...

England and IrelandFor a story about real loyalty, real friendship and real love, of course the shooting locations had to be real as well. (Even if everything else about the story was fantasy). Ver...

Mark KnopflerWhen you're crafting a fantasy and going for a movie with a dreamlike quality, you can't exactly bring in Garth Brooks to provide a country-themed soundtrack, or Kanye to do, well, wha...

A dashing, swashbuckling young gentleman dressed all in black who calmly and surely disposes of bad guys. A beautiful, headstrong young woman who is ready to ditch the chance to be a princess in or...