Saltzman Sees...Kindergarten Cop (1990)

Kindergarten Cop was nominated for my Best Supporting Actress (Pamela Reed) in 1990.

Saltzman Sees...Flipped (2010)

Flipped is a unique and beautiful look at young love and the misinterpretations of life.  Ron Reiner, one of the greatest directors of his generation, creates a beautiful story telling love story through the eyes of both young actors.  The story is narrated back and forth from each character's perspective.  Signals are consistently crossed throughout the story and ultimately it shows how magical and confusing falling in love can be.  John Mahoney, Aidan Quinn, Anthony Edwards, Rebecca De Mornay and Penelope Anne Miller all perform well in supporting roles for the young stars.  Actors Madeline Carroll and Callan McAuliffe portray our main characters wonderfully, who are thrown into this roller coaster of emotion throughout the film. Not easy for young actors to pull off, yet the film is brilliantly told to the audience.

This movie grossed $1.7 million in the U.S. and I only heard about it second hand from a friend of my parents.  When I did finally see it, it became one of my 10 favorite movies in an amazing year for film in 2010.  It is certainly worthy of mention as one of the Most Underrated Movies of 2010.

Saltzman Sees...The Artist (2011)

The Artist is a love letter to the movies.  It is a tribute to the days before sound.  It is a homage to the days before color.  It is message from the creators of this film that the true beauty of film making is the way the movie speaks to the audience.  This movie told me that we live in an era of movie making where franchises must be created and previously told stories must be revisited.  We live in a world where original thought and creative ideas are brushed aside for prequels, sequels, and remakes.  With IMAX and 3D and Blu-Ray, movies have become more about what a computer can create instead of a writer.  Movies have become lazy and repetitive instead of captivating and heartwarming. Love stories don't have to tell the story of 'Happily Ever After' but they can make the audience love the story.

The Artist is a beautiful journey of what 'out with the old and in with the new' can mean to a man who is being thrown out.  Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo were magnificent, and for a silent movie in 2011 to receive this kind of praise by critics and audiences alike is simply wonderful.