Independent cinema was on the rise and Hollywood was still banging out a diverse range of blockbusters.

So saysJack Nicholsonas Col. Nathan Jessep inRob Reiner’smilitarycourtroom dramaA Few Good Men.

The collaboration yielded yet another massive hit with an iconic soundtrack.

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The 1992 release ofHowards End, their third adaptation of anE.M.

Forsternovel, was one of Merchant Ivory’s most critically acclaimed and it remainsthe preeminent filmed version.

Even so, the legacy ofMalcolm Xhas endured as a masterpiece from a master filmmaker.

Colonel Nathan R. Jessup on the stand in A Few Good Men

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One glare from Hackman inUnforgivencontains more nuances than many actors have managed in their entire careers.

The movie world lost a true icon with the passing of Hackman, andUnforgivenis a perfect elegy.

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Wayne with his guitar, Garth holding drumsticks in Wayne’s World on SNL.

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The Genie (Robin Williams) rests his head in his hand while an “Applause” sign appears above in ‘Aladdin’.

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Gary Oldman as Dracula speaking to Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker in Bram Stoker’s Dracula

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Howards End - 1992

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Stephen Rea and Jaye Davidson in The Crying Game

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Mr. Orange wounded on the floor and Mr. White standing over him, both pointing guns at each other

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Tim Robbins as Griffin Mill, sitting with his arms spread out on a couch in The Player

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Denzel Washington in ‘Malcolm X’, looking deeply at the camera with two men behind him

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William Munny, played by Clint Eastwood, looks to get back on track in Unforgiven

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