Heaven Can Wait

A real chick flick, one of my wifes all time favorites. . .great to watch on a rainy day snuggled up with your honey.... Full review

A real chick flick, one of my wifes all time favorites. . .great to watch on a rainy day snuggled up with your honey.... Full review

When I saw this at first release I considered it the best movie I had ever seen. Since then I compare every good movie with this one and it is still my favorite. Movies have changed so much since this movie... Full review

When I saw this at first release I considered it the best movie I had ever seen. Since then I compare every good movie with this one and it is still my favorite. Movies have changed so much since this movie... Full review

'Heaven Can Wait' isn't a great film, but it is very good one and one of the best feel-good movies I've seen. Far better then Chris Rock's remake 'Down to Earth' (although that was still pretty funny), Buck Henry and Warren... Full review

'Heaven Can Wait' isn't a great film, but it is very good one and one of the best feel-good movies I've seen. Far better then Chris Rock's remake 'Down to Earth' (although that was still pretty funny), Buck Henry and Warren... Full review

Heaven Can Wait is a milestone in Warren Beatty's long career. He produced, co-directed, co-written, and starred in this fantasy comedy of "probability and outcome". Originally Muhammad Ali was supposed to be cast for the role, but he turned it... Full review

"Heaven Can Wait" is funny in a pleasantly dated kind of way. It is a remake of the popular 1941 film "Here Comes Mr. Jordan," and the movie pretty much retains the charm and good-hearted attitude of the original. No... Full review

Not without merit, sadly this film has not passed the test of the time, appearing contrived and oddly tasteless in its semingly callous treament of death and the hereafter. It's hard to get past the ludicrous Seventies fashions, most notably the... Full review

I love this movie because it professes that love transcends place and time. Of course, it doesn't hurt to have eye-candy Warren Beatty at his peak. Ok -- so he has an athlete's body, movie star looks, an actor's charm, AND... Full review

He also determines to play pro ball again, and it's here that the movie is its most charming and funny. And the idea holds up surprisingly well in " Heaven Can Wait ," Warren Beatty 's new remake, which somehow manages to combine the sweetness and innocence of the original with a satirical bite all its own. ... Full Review

A film is only as good as its supporting cast, and Beatty surrounds himself with some of the best people in the business. Finally, I should mention the late Vincent Gardenia, as ever perfect playing a beleaguered police lieutenant. ... Full Review

Heaven Can Wait offered contemporary yet old-fashioned escapism and tapped into the late-1970s vogue for nostalgic fun, becoming one of 1978's most popular summer movies after Grease . Farnsworth's homicidal wife ( Dyan Cannon ) and secretary ( Charles Grodin ), however, are still determined to succeed in their plan to kill him. ... Full Review

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that next year's field of best-picture Oscar nominees will double to 10 finalists. Begging the question: Are there really five more movies in any year deserving the posterity of an... ... Full Article

Dupree Theater at the Irving Arts Center is one of the most beautiful theaters in the area, with a broad house of comfortable seats and a gallery of art for patrons to enjoy during intermission. ... Full Article

Another movie where violence is a harsh fact of life, the Academy gave it a pass because it shows the huge consequences of conflict and violence. ... Full Article

Thanks to their ongoing agreement with Turner Classic Movies, the folks at the Magnolia have scheduled digitally-projected big-screen simulcasts of four classic films during the month of January. ... Full Article

Beverly Hills , CA - The 1978 Best Picture nominee "Heaven Can Wait" will be screened as the next feature of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences' "Great To Be Nominated" series. ... Full Article

Warren Beatty writes, directs, produces and stars in Heaven Can Wait . Photo Copyright: Paramount Pictures (1978) Warren Beatty co-wrote the script, co-directed the movie, produced it and also starred in it as Joe Pendleton, a back-up quarterback for the... ... Full Article