George Armitage, who directed, wrote and produced films including “Grosse Pointe Blank” and “Miami Blues,” died Saturday in Playa del Rey, his son Brent confirmed. He was 83. Raised in Hartford, Conn.

Minnie Driver is looking back at the ’90s. The actress, 54, revealed that her 1997 action comedy movie “Grosse Pointe Blank” was “revolutionary” to her. On Wednesday’s episode of SiriusXM’s “This Life ...

The name of the film is a reference to the town of Gross Pointe, where Martin (John Cusack) is attending his upcoming high school reunion. The Pointe Blank part? Martin grew up to become a hitman, and ...