In appreciation: From director Norman Jewison, 10 to watch from ‘In the Heat of the Night’ to ‘The Hurricane’
There is no quintessential Norman Jewison movie. There are only wide-ranging examples of the Canadian-born filmmaker’s versatility: Doris Day comedies, Oscar-winning dramatic powerhouses, a half-dozen stage-to-screen adaptations — and my favorite of all his movies, “Moonstruck” from 1987.
That one exemplifies the sturdy authority of the director behind the camera. Jewison died Jan. 20 at the age of 97. “Moonstruck” is a mellow, screwy romance and a film of simple scenes, written by John Patrick Shanley, and performed
