In 1989, Al Pacino returned to the screen after a four-year hiatus to appear in Sea of Love, a thriller that reinstated him as a major star and cemented novelist Richard Price’s status as one of the great American screenwriters of his era. Price’s script, which follows a detective (Pacino) who falls in love with a suspect (Ellen Barkin) in a string of murders of men placing personal ads, has a rock solid construction that allows for a multitude of tonal shifts and digressions, all of which are orchestrated to perfection by the film’s director, Harold Becker. In Becker’s hands, […]...
- 10/29/2018
- by Jim Hemphill
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Similar News
“I’ve hardly ever seen a person so devoted”: Al Pacino Was Overwhelmed With What Meryl Streep Did for His Godfather Co-Star After Being Diagnosed With Cancer
- 4/22/2024
- by Ananya Godboley
- FandomWire
“Nobody wanted Al Pacino”: Without Diane Keaton, We Might Not Have Seen Al Pacino Terrorize Fans as Michael Corleone in The Godfather
- 4/22/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
Forget Daniel Day-Lewis, The Godfather Actor Holds a Rare Record in Hollywood That Might Never be Broken in the Future
- 4/22/2024
- by Mishkaat Khan
- FandomWire
Why There Was So Much Uncertainty To Cast Glenn Close In Her Best Role
- 4/7/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Julianna Margulies & Cole Escola Support Alan Cumming's One-Man Show Amid Their Own Exciting Theater News
- 3/26/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Ethan Embry And Li Jun Li To Star In Republic Pictures Genre-Bender ‘Alma And The Wolf’
- 3/20/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Stephen King Claims There’s ‘Nothing Better’ Than This Crime Drama Masterpiece with 96% Tomatometer
- 4/22/2024
- by zoe-wallace@startefacts.com (Zoe Wallace)
- STartefacts.com
Tony Gilroy To Receive Career Achievement Honor At Writers Guild Awards
- 2/27/2024
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Tony Ganios, Star of ‘Porky’s,’ Dies at 64
- 2/20/2024
- by Diego Ramos Bechara
- Variety Film + TV
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.