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Forrest Gump

The Making of ‘Forrest Gump’

March 18, 2026March 17, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments 1990s Cinema, Academy Awards, boomer nostalgia, columbia pictures, eric roth, Forrest Gump, michael conner humphreys, on the set of forrest gump, oscars 1994, Paramount Pictures, philadelphia film, Pulp Fiction, Robert Zemeckis, Sally Field, steve starkey, Tom Hanks, university press of kentucky, Warner Bros., winston groom

Steve Starkey’s production story is a nostalgia tale within a nostalgia tale

Best Picture

Which Best Picture Do People Actually Still Like?

March 8, 2023March 12, 2023 Stephen Macaulay 1 Comment Bob Fosse, Cabaret, Citizen Kane, Forrest Gump, Francis Ford Coppola, Gone With The Wind, How Green Was My Valley, James Cameron, John Avildsen, John Ford, Rain Man, Robert Zemeckis, Rocky, Sylvester Stallone, The Godfather, The Silence of the Lambs, Titanic, Tom Cruise

Movies are like a box of chocolates

Oscar

The Alt-Weekly Oscars

March 16, 2021March 20, 2021 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Braveheart, Forrest Gump, Judas and the Black Messiah, Lynda Barry, Mank, Minari, Nomadland, Oscars, Promising Young Woman, The Mandalorian, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Tiger King, WandaVision

This year’s nominated films have a boutique audience of indie people

Tom Hanks astronaut

Actors CREATORS NON-FICTION

‘The World According To Tom Hanks’

December 17, 2018March 15, 2020 Lary Wallace 1 Comment A Hologram For The King, Apollo 13, Brian Grazer, Chet Haze, Dave Clark Five, David S. Pumpkins, Forrest Gump, From The Earth To The Moon, Gavin Edwards, Red Vines, Star Trek, Steven Spielberg, The World According To Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Toy Story

The coolest square

Introducing The New Book And Film Globe

September 17, 2018September 17, 2018 Neal Pollack 1 Comment Forrest Gump, Game Of Thrones, Harry Potter, Suck, Thanks, The Love Boat, Zadie Smith

Reviews You Can Use That Will Never Make You Snooze

Featured Stories

Featured Stories Podcasts

BFG Podcast #314: Lanterns, Coyotes, Acme Discussions

September 3, 2026September 3, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0

Neal and Rob unpack private equity and falling anvils; Neal and Nick pick over HBO’s new superhero series

Featured Stories FILM

Ridley Scott Is Back, Flying By the Light of ‘The Dog Stars’

August 28, 2026August 31, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0

CLASSICS Featured Stories FILM

Maybe You Can Go Home Again, Samba Traore

August 27, 2026August 30, 2026 William Schwartz 0

DOCUMENTARY Featured Stories FILM

40 Years On, UConn’s Geno Auriemma is Still Butting Heads… and Winning

August 26, 2026August 30, 2026 Jon Hart 0

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