Saltzman Sees...Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

Mr. Holland's Opus was nominated for my Best Picture, Best Actor (Richard Dreyfuss) and Best Screenplay (Patrick Sheane Duncan)

Saltzman Sees...Thank You For Smoking (2005)

Thank You For Smoking was nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Katie Holmes) in 2005.

Saltzman Sees...Pleasantville (1998)

Pleasantville won my Best Supporting Actress (Joan Allen) and was nominated for Best Actress (Reese Witherspoon) in 1998.

Saltzman Sees...Fargo (1996)

Fargo won my Best Actress (Frances McDormand) and Best Screenplay (Joel and Ethan Coen) in 1996.



Saltzman Sees...Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

One of the most surprising movies of the year, Searching for Bobby Fischer is one of the sweetest movies.  Joan Allen and Laurence Fishburne are fabulous, and Sir Ben Kingsley is brilliant as always.  Max Pomeranc and Joe Mantegna play a son and father who play an innocent game of chess that turns into an obsession.

The movie continues to get more and more heartfelt as it goes and ends with one of the most touching endings to a movie since Casablanca.

It is the Best Family Picture of 1993.

Note: DO NOT WATCH CLIP unless you've seen the movie.  This is the beautiful ending.

Saltzman Sees...Spartan (2004)

Val Kilmer and Derek Luke star in an edge of your seat thriller Spartan. The film is about the investigation into a kidnapping of the daughter of a high-ranking US government official.  The movie gets better and better as the truth is pealed back like an onion.  David Mamet, one of the best screenwriters in Hollywood (The Verdict, The Untouchables, Glengarry Glen Ross, Hoffa, Wag the Dog, Hannibal, etc...) wrote and directed the film. 

Despite his credentials, Kilmer starring, and up and coming actor Luke co-starring, the movie grossed $4.4 million in the U.S.

It is a great movie that is captivating from beginning to end.  It is the Most Underrated Movie of 2004.