In his properly disparaging comments on the lastest attempt by the AFI to praise the same movies it annually praises for one reason or another, Tim Cavanaugh reminds me of one of the best movies of the 1990's, one I'd completely forgotten existed. It is interesting that with all the love and respect The Shawshank Redemption has collected over time (not that I disagree with that), that the other excellent prison movie from that time period has really slipped out of discussions of "great movies".
Are there other prison movies of that quality? I'd say Midnight Express certainly is. That film's superb and was understandably nominated for 6 Oscars (winning 2 - screenplay and score). But am I forgetting anything else?
Posted by armand at July 4, 2006 10:13 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Movies