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555,242 | 1,406,078 | 264,464 | 10 | Witty con man . | From the opening credits design we get in the mood of this very entertaining film . They create the tone for what will follow . Steven Spielberg is in rare form directing this movie that doesn't have a dull moment . Mr . Spielberg has found a perfect actor to fill the shoes of the con man with the perfect casting of Le... |
555,984 | 1,406,078 | 308,213 | 10 | Broadway baby | Elaine Stritch at Liberty is a splendid documentary about the life of a survivor , who even at this stage of her life , shows she has what it takes to get in front of the public and bare her soul in the process . The documentary centers around her triumphant stage show that played at the Public Theater , and later was ... |
556,486 | 1,406,078 | 65,531 | 10 | The circle | Not having seen this film in quite some time , we caught with it not long ago in the nicely transferred Criterion DVD . " Le cercle rouge " is a film that owes a lot to other movies , as it keeps reminding us about " Rififi " , " The Asphalt Jungle " , among others , because they all deal with capers that take center s... |
554,921 | 1,406,078 | 256,153 | 10 | Liza at her best | This magnificent film about Liza Minnelli is one of the best films showcasing a popular entertainer at her prime . Bob Fosse directed with a keen eye and great panache . He gets the viewer involved in the performance and what the star is trying to accomplish . The music material by Kander and Ebb never sounded to poign... |
554,837 | 1,406,078 | 166,924 | 10 | Nightmare in la-la land | David Lynch's Mulholland Dr . is a rare film that combines the best elements of previous works and gives us a spellbinding picture that keep us riveted to our seats even when there is no action . The combination of the two actresses , Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harding , produces unexpected results . Nothing is so on ... |
556,020 | 1,406,078 | 347,149 | 10 | Hayao Miyazaki casts his spell on us | The genius of Anime films , Hayao Miyazaki , shows why he is one of an absolute masters of the genre . Taking Diana Wynne Jones ' story " Howl's Moving Castle " and creating the magnificent film for our delight , is something that no other man could have accomplished with as much flair and panache as Mr . Miyazaki has ... |
555,452 | 1,406,078 | 35,753 | 10 | Poison pen letters | Le Courbeau was Henri-Georges Clouzot's masterpiece . He paid dearly for having been instrumental in bringing it to the screen . At the time it went into production , an occupied France was not the best place to be . Because Clouzot's picture was made through German owned Continental Films , with its distribution rig... |
554,742 | 1,406,078 | 118,111 | 10 | Broadway bound | Christopher Guest has the knack for creating films where genuine laughter never stops . We saw this film when it was originally released , but caught it recently in the retrospect of Mr . Guest's films shown recently here . " Waiting for Guffman " is , to this humble viewer , probably his best creation to date . Not on... |
556,619 | 1,406,078 | 387,037 | 10 | Chilly scenes of winter | The death of an influential figure can take its toll on an impressionable young person , even years after the tragedy happened . Such is the case with the aimless Duncan Shorter , a young man who has not lived up to his potential . After his father died , ten years ago , he has been restless , dropping out from school ... |
555,116 | 1,406,078 | 104,597 | 10 | An extraordinary life | We never saw this documentary when it came out . In a tribute to Katherine Hepburn , TCM showed it , as part of the daily festivity . Director David Heeley , who also co-wrote the material with Ms . Hepburn , clearly demonstrate an impeccable taste in what he carefully picked to show us . Katherine Hepburn was a woman ... |
556,368 | 1,406,078 | 47,296 | 10 | I could have been somebody . . . | Elia Kazan's film is still amazing after 50 years . It's curious how it parallels Kazan's own life in the way the main character , Terry Malloy , ends up naming names to the commission investigating the corruption on the waterfront , the same way the director did in front of the HUAC committee , presided by the evil Se... |
555,383 | 1,406,078 | 347,207 | 10 | Today and Tomorrow | This Argentine film came as a total surprise when it was shown in a cable channel recently . Alejandro Chomski has directed the film , which presents us with a young woman at a point in her life , so bleak , that appears hopeless . If you haven't seen the film , please stop reading here . The beautiful Antonella Costa ... |
554,627 | 1,406,078 | 56,869 | 10 | Birds of a feather . . . . | Bodega Bay is a peaceful community in Northern California . Melanie Daniels has come to this small town trying to outsmart Mitch Brenner , the man who she had met previously at a San Francisco pet shop . Little does Melanie know what she is in for ! The first indication everything is not right happens as Melanie , who ... |
556,435 | 1,406,078 | 43,338 | 10 | Trapped | A journalist from New York , Chuck Tatum , ends up in Albuquerque working for a local newspaper . He is a defeated man who has failed miserably because of his hard drinking , among other things . But his luck is about to change . After being sent to report on a rattle snake contest , he stumbles on a tragic situation w... |
556,000 | 1,406,078 | 427,944 | 10 | The lobbyst | Nick Baylor is a tobacco lobbyst in Washington . His work is to influence people in Congress about his product : cigarettes . Never mind the usage has long been considered bad for anyone that uses it , Nick will debate anyone and will always have an answer that will make his opponents appear as though they are the bad ... |
555,639 | 1,406,078 | 43,386 | 10 | The blonde beauty | Jacques Becker's " Casque d'or " is a fine example of the best in the French cinema . At times , this splendid 1954 film , keeps reminding us about paintings of the impressionist school , especially Renoir , because it takes us back to that era . In fact , the beginning of the film almost gives the impression we are wi... |
555,243 | 1,406,078 | 299,658 | 10 | My kind of town ! | Rob Marshall shows a great affinity for the musical genre in directing this film based on the musical by Kander and Ebb . Mr . Marshall , working with the editor , has translated the stage work into a vibrant film . There's not a dull moment in this picture . From the very beginning it starts moving with the great scor... |
554,999 | 1,406,078 | 373,469 | 10 | Calling Johnny Gossamer to action | The immensely likable novel " Bodies are where you find them " , written by Brett Halliday , has been adapted for the screen by Shane Black and the result is one of the funniest movies playing around . " Kiss Kiss Bang Bang " boasts an amazing dialog with some of the wittiest lines of any film in recent memory . The fi... |
555,581 | 1,406,078 | 378,194 | 10 | Don't mess around with The Bride | Quentin Tarantino's conclusion of the " Kill Bill " films is nothing short of brilliant . He makes it clear he is a master of this genre . In fact , this new film can stand on its own , as far as the story goes . It makes perfect sense in more ways than the first installment where there was more action , but perhaps th... |
555,936 | 1,406,078 | 313,196 | 10 | Hypocrites in heaven | This film from Mexico , based on a novel by Portuguese author , Eca de Queiroz , was a surprise . It shows what a talented director , Carlos Carrera , can create with the material and the cast assembled to play it . Credit has to go to the scenario written by Vicente Leñeros , adapting the original material and bringin... |
554,735 | 1,406,078 | 47,123 | 10 | Carefree in Manhattan | This immensely funny comedy , which we had seen years ago , popped up suddenly on cable . It was just a reminder of those innocent years of New York in the 50s . It shows what a great director , George Cukor , working with a frequent collaborator , Garson Kanin , can do as they bring magic to Manhattan . New York is a ... |
555,173 | 1,406,078 | 53,125 | 10 | Strangers on a train | Alfred Hitchcock's " North by Northwest " is one of the best films in his long and distinguished career . Part of the success of the movie lies in the screen play by Ernest Lehman , one of the best writers of that era . Also , the haunting music by Mr . Hitchcock's usual collaborator , Bernard Hermann , adds texture to... |
556,397 | 1,406,078 | 439,478 | 10 | Seniors in the sun | We must confess , right at the start , we went to see this movie reluctantly . Judging by the trailers we saw prior to going to watch it , we didn't have much expectation , but we can categorically say we had a marvelous time watching , and laughing out loud , at this wonderful Susan Seidelman's picture that really des... |
556,409 | 1,406,078 | 471,003 | 10 | The myth and the woman | TCM has to be congratulated by the magnificent documentary about Greta Garbo it presented recently . As directed by Kevin Brownlow , the film concentrates in presenting a balanced portrait of one of the strongest personalities that graced the screen during the XX Century : Greta Garbo . The narration by Julie Christie ... |
556,361 | 1,406,078 | 130,827 | 10 | See Lola run | Tom Tykwer's clever " Run Lola Run " showed up on cable the other day . We had seen it when it first came out , and frankly , watching it for a second time , it seemed even better than the last time . Mr Tykwer made an excellent impression with this film , which introduced us to this talented director . Having seen " H... |
555,776 | 1,406,078 | 26,071 | 10 | A woman in love | Anna Karenina seems to have been tailor-made for Greta Garbo to play . Ms . Garbo was always cast in these types of role that demanded a great woman's presence . Leo Tolstoy's magnificent novel is adapted with the emphasis on Anna , because the massive book , it probably took a lot of skill to adapt it for the screen .... |
555,642 | 1,406,078 | 47,528 | 10 | Gelsomina and Zampano | La Strada established Federico Fellini as one of the best Italian directors . Working with his usual collaborator , Tulio Pinelli , the master created a human story that is still , as fresh today , as when it opened . The fantastic musical score by Nino Rota gives the film an elegance that transcend the poor backgrou... |
556,284 | 1,406,078 | 420,223 | 10 | Deadly fiction | Marc Forster , a man whose work we have admired before , has scored a major triumph with " Stranger Than Fiction " . It helps he decided to tackle the amazing screen play that Zach Helm wrote for this project . Both men show to compliment one another in a winning film that unfortunately suffered at the box office . It'... |
555,812 | 1,406,078 | 29,947 | 10 | The paleontologist and the socialite | Howard Hawks , the director of " Bringing Up Baby " , was not a name one associates with screwball comedy . Watching this perennial favorite the other night , one wishes Mr . Hawks would have made more comedies like this one because he shows a tremendous capacity for entertaining his audiences . The screen treatment , ... |
556,061 | 1,406,078 | 39,689 | 10 | Scheming dame | Jacques Tourneur will probably be remembered best for this film , even though he had an extensive career in Hollywood . Working with Daniel Mainwaring , the author of the novel in which this movie is based , he created one of the best pictures of this genre , one that will be a perennial favorite . Mr . Tourneur and hi... |
554,836 | 1,406,078 | 265,086 | 10 | War is hell | This film is more realistic than the tepid pictures that were produced in the Hollywood of World War II . You have to give credit to the director , Ridley Scott , to come out with a winning movie that is totally engrossing and that keeps you at the edge of your seat all the time . The only sad part is that we never get... |
554,869 | 1,406,078 | 95,801 | 10 | Magic in the desert and music by Bach | Out of Rosenheim is a film about how the kind Jasmin touches the lives of other people that at first disdain her . In fact , Jasmin is an angel that happens to come to the help of the poor people at the seedy motel and cafe because she perceives beauty where there is ugliness , hope where there was despair and turns ... |
556,461 | 1,406,078 | 391,024 | 10 | Life at Cent-Com | Control Room shows the preparations prior to the Iraq conflict , as the world news media was positioning itself for the war that everybody knew was coming . The Cent-Com , or center of communications , was something the United States arranged in order to disseminate news about the Coalition's invasion of Iraq . This ... |
554,985 | 1,406,078 | 39,739 | 10 | An inspector calls | Quai des Orfevres , directed by the brilliant Henri-Georges Clouzot , is a film to treasure because it is one of the best exponents of French film making of the postwar years . M . Clouzot , adapting the Steeman's novel , " Longtime Defence " , shows his genius in the way he sets the story and in the way he interconn... |
554,570 | 1,406,078 | 497,116 | 10 | Ecology according to the ex-future president of the United States | Al Gore's involvement with the environment is at the center of this wonderful documentary directed by Dennis Guggenheim . The film is basically the lecture Mr . Gore has toured the world to point out the problems caused by men as our world is suffering from a series of catastrophic events that , in his view , could hav... |
555,417 | 1,406,078 | 83,226 | 10 | A death in the family | The disturbing opening scene is a nightmare that Rocco Giuranna is having . The rats that are scavenging a trash site seem to herald what he and his two brothers will face as the three come together because the death of their mother . Rocco is a social worker living in a state reformatory where he is in charge of young... |
555,304 | 1,406,078 | 43,014 | 10 | Mr . Wilder , I'm ready for my close-up | Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett were about the best writing team in Hollywood for more than three decades . " Sunset Boulevard " shows the men at the pinnacle of their profession . Billy Wilder directed the film with his usual panache at this nostalgic look at a Hollywood that had faded almost a quarter of a century ... |
554,833 | 1,406,078 | 245,574 | 10 | Three for the road . . . | This is a very different Mexican film . One in which you can really appreciate the sure hand of director Alfonso Cuaron working at the top of his form with an excellent group of actors , which proves that when someone of this magnitude decides to make a good film about interesting characters in contemporary Mexico , on... |
556,618 | 1,406,078 | 373,747 | 10 | The sands of time | As the story opens on the screen we watch a desert-like landscape that seems uninhabitable , and yet , there is such beauty and serenity in the dunes being formed as the wind pounds on them mercilessly . As the camera rests on some dunes in the distance , we watch as a convoy of people and donkeys are moving slowly in ... |
554,702 | 1,406,078 | 420,313 | 10 | Hit the road ! | Wanderlust , the interesting documentary Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini directed , is one of the best things about the role of road movies in our culture . This most American form of entertainment can be found in films from other countries , but it's the American vast landscape , which gives films of this g... |
554,961 | 1,406,078 | 55,320 | 10 | The job | Ermanno Olmi was a documentary maker in Italy during the 1950s . His roots were in the neo-realism movement that he , like most film fans , greatly admired and cherished their realistic stories . His arrival in the scene as an important voice was cemented with " Il Posto " , a film that established him as a man to be r... |
554,665 | 1,406,078 | 456,396 | 10 | The infant | Industrialized societies have created a phenomenon among the young people that drop out from their midst , an aimless class without direction . Most of these youths will go into crime as the only means to survive their meager existences . They will also enter into relationships with other young people and produce illeg... |
555,244 | 1,406,078 | 253,474 | 10 | To hell and back . | The Pianist is an incredible film in many aspects . Roman Polanski's account of the survival of the pianist , Wladyslaw Szpilman , is a document about how one man can overcome the worst possible situations in a world gone completely mad around him . The only fault one can find with the adaptation of Mr . Szpilman's sto... |
555,663 | 1,406,078 | 300,140 | 10 | Angels | Director Lukas Moodysson has achieved a film that is so moving that it is hard to forget it after leaving the theater . Images come back into one's mind about this story about this girl . The tragedy of her life is something to be shocked and alarmed . To think there are out there , in the so-called civilized world , p... |
556,516 | 1,406,078 | 36,244 | 10 | Posse mentality | The Ox-Bow Incident is a film that parallels the times we are living in many ways . Darryl Zanuck probably didn't even think much of this project that has proved to be a film admired by a lot of people that find in it , something that resonates with them . William Wellman , the director , made an excellent film out o... |
555,251 | 1,406,078 | 257,360 | 10 | As good as he gets ! | The Warren Schmidt of Jack Nicholson is a man who has lived all his life in a fog . Even as he is ready to retire at the beginning of the film , it appears that life went through him , but he never had a life . Alexander Payne has created a portrait of a mediocre man who , might be living in Omaha , but for all practic... |
555,521 | 1,406,078 | 87,034 | 10 | Carmen , the temptress | Prosper Merimee wrote the novella from which French composer , Georges Bizet , got his inspiration for his opera " Carmen " . His work has long been a favorite of opera lovers that see in it an exciting time because of its magnificent music . Who hasn't been enchanted in hearing some of the famous arias from this work ... |
556,113 | 1,406,078 | 377,752 | 10 | Wanted : A good man for my Frankie | We almost missed seeing " Dear Frankie " , because as it happened , we caught it on the last day of its theatrical run here . Shona Auerbach owes to be congratulated for bringing this uplifting story to the screen . " Dear Frankie " is one of the best things that have arrived from the British cinema in a while . The sc... |
556,055 | 1,406,078 | 109,842 | 10 | Boy in the ' Hood | Boaz Yakin , the enormously talented writer / director of " Fresh " has done the impossible , a real movie about real things that offers a sharp contrast with other films about the subject we have seen before . Mr . Yakin working with what appears to be a cast of non professional actors , mainly , presents a gripping t... |
556,481 | 1,406,078 | 492,506 | 10 | Playing with words | This delightful documentary , directed by Patrick Creadon , is a dream come true for people that enjoy to solve crossword puzzles . It centers around Will Shortz , the current New York Times editor , who has revolutionized the way we do the puzzles today . The film was co-written by Christine O'Malley , who with the di... |
555,912 | 1,406,078 | 404,030 | 10 | The collector | If anyone has any doubts about the talent of Liev Schrieber , just a look at his new film , " Everything is Illuminated " , which clearly shows a man that is not only one of America's finest actors , but a new director whose first effort is indeed an inspiration and a harbinger of what is to follow . Mr . Schreiber has... |
554,841 | 1,406,078 | 280,707 | 10 | A whodonit a la Altman | Robert Altman proves with this film his ability to bring to the screen all the characters in the film , have them interact with one another and maintain our interest in all what's going on , at the same time . Not only does this film has a great script , but it includes virtuoso acting by his English cast . And what ca... |
554,984 | 1,406,078 | 29,453 | 10 | The Casbah | Julien Duvivier was one of the best French film directors of all times . He was a pioneer and an innovator of the cinema . His legacy is a rich one , producing films that were imitated , but never equaled by other men . Take " Pepe le Moko " is 1937 film that was remade by Hollywood twice , with mediocre results . One ... |
556,571 | 1,406,078 | 311,519 | 10 | Guys and Dolls | Aki Kaurismaki's film is a metaphor about surviving the worst possible tragedy in which a man loses his mind because the brutal beating that is inflicted upon him , after which , he transforms himself into a much better person than he was prior to that moment in which fate plays the horrible trick on him . This is a fi... |
556,450 | 1,406,078 | 362,004 | 10 | Something's wrong with the Victor family | Todd Solondz , is a man who dares to go where other auteurs would not go . As a result , his films are tremendous achievements because of what he decides to explore on screen . Obviously , his films are not directed for the masses . His films are appreciated by a small group that know what Mr . Solondz is capable of ta... |
555,233 | 1,406,078 | 257,044 | 10 | The sins of the fathers . | Sam Mendes ' Road to Perdition is one of the best things that have come out of Hollywood in a while . As he proved before with his great film , American Beauty , he outdoes himself with this story set in the Chicago of the 30s at the height of the Prohibition Era . The story of the relationship between Mike Sullivan an... |
555,664 | 1,406,078 | 40,367 | 10 | Wilkommen . Bienvenue , Welcome ! | A Foreign Affair is not one of the films , directed by Billy Wilder , that are constantly seen on cable . We saw the movie a few years ago , as part as a tribute to the master . " A Foreign Affair " shows a Billy Wilder at one of his best moments of his Hollywood career . In going back to a destroyed Berlin , a city ... |
556,408 | 1,406,078 | 16,884 | 10 | Ahead of its time | Flesh and the Devil , the 1926 silent film , brilliantly directed by Clarence Brown , was shown recently on cable and the most amazing thing happened : the film looks superb ! " Flesh and the Devil " has one of the most amazing team behind the camera , one that made its stars look so magnificently that one can't take... |
555,924 | 1,406,078 | 25,493 | 10 | Let's go to Maxim's | The great Ernst Lubitsch clearly understood the material in which " The Merry Widow " was based . Being European himself , he clearly identified with this delightful Franz Lehar operetta that had been charming audiences throughout the years . Mr . Lubitsch places the action in the small country of Marshovia , in centra... |
554,795 | 1,406,078 | 369,702 | 10 | The right to die with dignity | Alejandro Amenabar , the young and talented Spanish director , clearly shows us he is a serious film maker . Anyone doubting it , should have a look at his latest film " The Sea Inside " . This is a movie that has been rewarded with numerous accolades , not only in Spain , but throughout the world , wherever this wonde... |
555,479 | 1,406,078 | 44,744 | 10 | The importance of being Oscar | Oscar Wilde's language is exquisitely spoken by the English cast that made , what should be considered , the definitive version of the play . The most important thing is the poetry all these actors were able to bring to the film , which reflects a bygone era ; it is music to one's ears . Anthony Asquith directed and ad... |
555,262 | 1,406,078 | 51,378 | 10 | Snap shots | Ascenseur pour l'echafaud was Louis Malle's first film . It's strange that the man that showed a natural talent for telling a crime story in a somewhat unusual way , didn't go back to the genre in his interesting and distinguished career as a director . The timing was right , the film came out in 1958 . It was follow... |
556,478 | 1,406,078 | 385,073 | 10 | The greatest story behind the making of a Hollywood epic | David O . Selznik , one of the most successful producers in the Hollywood of the 1930s , probably never considered what he was getting into , when he decided to bring Margaret Mitchell's massive novel , " Gone with the Wind " , to the movies . The monumental task to recreate the book , which was a favorite among the Am... |
555,890 | 1,406,078 | 315,733 | 10 | Three lives | Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu has come out with another winner with this new film . The movie is co-written with his collaborator , Guillermo Arriaga , the one also responsible for " Amores Perros " . In a way , this film , if one compares it with the previous work , is a variation on the same theme , as in the other pic... |
555,621 | 1,406,078 | 443,496 | 10 | Edmond awakens to reality | Edmond looks like a man that is not in touch with reality , when one first meet him . He is leaving the office and is told an appointment has been rescheduled for 1 . 15pm and it's handed a piece of paper with those numbers . The next thing he knows is he is standing in front of a fortune teller shop that has the same ... |
555,758 | 1,406,078 | 296,166 | 10 | No nonsense women ! | I once read about an audition of models for an Armani fashion show . It appears the Milanese designer was rejecting everyone because he thought they were too fat to carry his clothes the way he intended . If anyone reading this comment is friendly with Giorgio , please advise him to avoid seeing this film . He's liable... |
554,564 | 1,406,078 | 82,783 | 10 | The conversation | Friendship between two men who can communicate their ideas to each other is a rare commodity . Women , it seems , are more in touch with their own feelings and they are more open to express how they feel . In contrast , men are always more reserved in the way they express to a friend things that are so deep and so diff... |
556,482 | 1,406,078 | 113,992 | 10 | Blithe spirit | This thought provoking movie was another surprise from talented Argentine director Eliseo Subiela , one of the most innovative men on the scene . Again , he has brought Dario Grandinetti , his best collaborator , and one would imagine , alter ego , to give life to a man who dares to question what if dreams can be recor... |
555,399 | 1,406,078 | 335,266 | 10 | Sleepless in Tokyo | What happens when one arrives in Tokyo after an extremely from a long flight ? Either one goes to sleep , or one ends up with a severe case of insomnia , as Bob Harris , finds out to be the case . What does one do when one is trying to catch up on some badly needed sleep in a foreign hotel ? One watches television . Bu... |
556,182 | 1,406,078 | 51,994 | 10 | The unsinkable ship | A Night to Remember is an extraordinary film that gives a magnificent account of the Titanic tragedy . The film is based on Walter Lord's book that describes what happened to the ship , that by all accounts , could not sink . The wonderful script illuminates on the facts of that fateful night in which the Titanic san... |
556,419 | 1,406,078 | 55,852 | 10 | Waiting to exhale | Cleo , a young singer in Paris , visits a woman who reads Taro cards . It's clear to the seer that Cleo's future is an enigma , at best , judging by the cards she has picked . When Cleo goes , she even tells her husband she has just seen death , and what's more , cancer , being the cause of it , which is what the young... |
554,769 | 1,406,078 | 36,775 | 10 | Some times , when they least expect it . . . . . | There are occasional times when all the elements come together to make a great film that will stand the passing of time . " Double Indemnity " seems to be an example of this phenomenon . First , there was a great novel by one of America's best mystery writers , James Cain , who created these characters that seem will l... |
554,918 | 1,406,078 | 482,641 | 10 | A trip to Oz | Yellow Brick Road is a documentary that steals our heart away . Watching these young people prepare for the production of " The Wizard of Oz " , based on the MGM film , opens our eyes to the transformation they are going through . Directors Keith Rondinelli and Matthew Makar pay tribute to the earnest mentally challe... |
556,333 | 1,406,078 | 386,032 | 10 | HMOs and the health mess | For better , or worse , Michael Moore , is the " enfant terrible " of the American documentary . " Sicko " , his latest effort , presents his views on a terrible , and sad , phase of this country's health care . Mr . Moore's role has always been to provoke , in order to awake people to pay attention of his latest crusa... |
554,857 | 1,406,078 | 40,636 | 10 | Some of the eight million stories of New York City | Not having seen " The Naked City " in quite some time , the opportunity of watching it again was a pleasure , when TCM showed it last night . This satisfying 1948 film brings us back to the way New York , and especially Manhattan looked at that time . The Lower East Side , especially , in all its chaotic splendor offer... |
556,495 | 1,406,078 | 227,277 | 10 | Angel and Nene | Marcelo Pineyro , one of the best directors from Argentina , surprises with every new effort . Working on this film with Marcelo Figueras , he also contributed to bring Ricardo Piglia's novel to the screen with unexpected results . The novel was based on a real criminal case that happened in Buenos Aires in the 1960's ... |
555,491 | 1,406,078 | 55,913 | 10 | Love Sicilian style | Imagine the life of Baron Ferdinando Cefalu , an impoverished middle aged man who has fallen in love with his young cousin Angela . In the society of Agramonte , Sicily , of that time , being poor was endurable , but the pangs of love Ferdinando feels in his heart , is consuming him , but his bigger problem is he is ma... |
556,105 | 1,406,078 | 421,108 | 10 | Monsters among us | Showtime ought to be congratulated for its courage in bringing " Our Fathers " to the television screen as a film . Dan Curtis , the director , gives us a first rate account about this sad chapter of abuse to young children by Catholic priests . Those same priests were supposed to have been examples and role models for... |
554,559 | 1,406,078 | 315,983 | 10 | Exiles | This is the rare film that will haunt the viewer days and weeks after seeing it . It is a powerful drama that works in several levels . The acting is about the best the director could have elicited from this competent cast . Vadim Perelman has adapted the excellent book by Andre Dubus into a fine movie about a young de... |
554,529 | 1,406,078 | 44,314 | 10 | Our man in Rio ! | This forgotten film brilliantly directed by Joseph L . Mankiewicz is one of the best spy films we have seen in recent memory . The film holds the viewer in suspense up the last frame . Mr . Mankiewicz was working on the fine screen play written by Michael Wilson , based on a real incident told by L . C . Moyzisch , a G... |
556,415 | 1,406,078 | 346,336 | 10 | Two brothers | Marco Tullio Giordana deserves praise for bringing this saga about two brothers in Italy that spans a few decades and paints a picture about the country . Mr . Giordana and the writers of this series made for television , Sandro Petraglia and Stefano Rulli , painted a rich canvas of modern Italy as events of the last f... |
555,266 | 1,406,078 | 94,982 | 10 | Thin ice | The first episode of Krzsztof Kieslowski sets the tone for the nine episodes that follow . Based loosely on the theme of the Ten Commandments , the director , and his collaborator , Krzsztof Piesiewicz , expanded on the idea of " I am the Lord , thy God , thou shalt not have any other God but me " , the first commandme... |
555,484 | 1,406,078 | 94,986 | 10 | The letter | The fourth commandment is loosely adapted by Kryzsztof Kieslowski into a compelling tale about a secret that has been kept for a long time . In the hands of another man , the material would have probably been a disaster , but Mr . Kieslowski , a man with a great insight , makes an amazing job in keeping real and credib... |
555,482 | 1,406,078 | 94,987 | 10 | Crime and punishment | Having seen the full length film Kieslowski made out of this episode of " The Decalogue " years ago , came back to this viewer as we watched the complete ten vignettes . As with the other films , this one is loosely based on the fifth commandment , or , " Thou shalt not kill " . Kryzsztof Kieslowski , writing with Kryz... |
554,807 | 1,406,078 | 52,216 | 10 | Small time crooks | Cosimo , a small time criminal in Rome , decides to steal a car one night . He is too inept to get the job done , attracting the attention of the patrolling police . Landing in jail , Cosimo hears of a possibility for a caper , the only problem is , he still has to serve his time . With the help of his friends , a sear... |
555,712 | 1,406,078 | 28,950 | 10 | Class consciousness | Jean Renoir was a man behind this masterpiece of the French cinema . It stands as an anti-war document by itself . The incredible DVD version looks as great today , perhaps , as when the original film was released . The screen play by M . Renoir and Charles Spaak was the original model , which many other films that cam... |
556,522 | 1,406,078 | 36,613 | 10 | The Brooklyn Brewsters | Arsenic and Old Lace , one of the best stage comedies that were seen on Broadway , gets the royal treatment via Frank Capra , a man that was born to direct the movie version , if ever there was a man to do so . The play written by Joseph Kisserling was given an excellent screen play treatment by the Julius and Philip... |
555,852 | 1,406,078 | 40,897 | 10 | All that glitters is " gone with the wind . . . . " | John Huston's genius as a director is undeniable . From his beginning he showed an uncanny knack for getting not only excellent acting from his actors , but his movies always had a social conscience as well . Mr . Huston loved Mexico and it shows in this film . It must have been a difficult task for him directing his o... |
555,540 | 1,406,078 | 426,508 | 10 | Charles Busch , a class act ! | During the last quarter of the 20th century , New York saw the arrival of artists of the caliber of Charles Ludlum and Charles Busch . These men's love for the movies that had shaped their youth , started their own views of those idols when they established companies that capitalized on the type of ' ridiculous ' theat... |
556,410 | 1,406,078 | 59,410 | 10 | Whispering Glades | Tony Richardson's " The Loved One " was seen recently courtesy of TCM . The film seems to have been forgotten by MGM , who didn't promote it the way it deserved when it was released . It's a tribute to Mr . Richardson that " The Loved One " should be discovered by appreciative fans that haven't have a chance to see thi... |
556,325 | 1,406,078 | 292,963 | 10 | A botched robbery | Sidney Lumet , one of the best directors working today , has come out with one of the best films of his career . This crime movie , written by Kelly Masterson , packs a lot of action in its 123 minutes of running time . Mr . Lumet who hasn't had a big success with any of his movies lately , vindicates himself with this... |
555,252 | 1,406,078 | 361,596 | 10 | Bowling for Iraq | The only positive thing that could come out of people hating this extraordinary documentary would be for them to rush to enlist to go to fight in Iraq . The news media chides away from showing people like that lady from Flint , Michigan , who is , as far as I'm concerned , the true heroine of the film . Her pain at hav... |
484,011 | 1,416,505 | 382,652 | 1 | When Dracula meets lesbian porn . . . | To say it kindly ; this movie was absolutely terrible . The story is impossible to follow because nothing in it makes really sense . It makes this movie a very annoying one to watch . The movie is just a lame excuse to shoot some lesbian porn sequence's . And what was with the ending ? Was it supposed to be a surprise ... |
484,895 | 1,416,505 | 60,666 | 1 | What was that ? | Never has a movie been so dumb , silly , bad , ugly , awful at the same time . Is " Manos , the Hands of Fate " really that bad as everyone says it is ? Yes , it is and maybe even worse . What makes " Manos , the Hands of Fate " a bad movie is that it was made with no talent or imagination , quite sad to watch really .... |
485,493 | 1,416,505 | 156,843 | 1 | So bad , that it's not even funny . . . | Most of Ed Wood's movies are so bad that they make you laugh . " Night of the Ghouls " is so bad that it's not even funny ! At least other Wood movies are fun to watch because they have a certain campy feeling and goofy characters and dialogs . " Night of the Ghouls " doesn't have any of that . Everything about the mov... |
485,182 | 1,416,505 | 346,099 | 1 | What an unpleasant surprise . | I've sort of made it my mission in life to watch every single movie involving vampire's , ever made . I have watched a couple of horror-meets-erotica movies before and also movies staring Misty Mundae before , so I sort of knew what to expect already . This movie however turned out to be way out worse than any other ge... |
485,146 | 1,416,505 | 175,621 | 2 | Very annoying to watch . | This erotic-horror movie is an extremely annoying one . There is absolutely no story and the movie is impossible to follow , also due to the horrible accents of the main characters . Why on Earth did they ever casted two over 40 year old to play the main characters ? They also managed to cast about the two least attrac... |
484,021 | 1,416,505 | 87,451 | 2 | And I thought that they made the worst science-fiction in the ' 50's . | Oh man , this movie was toe-cringing bad . Bad look , awful story . . . the list of good things is shorter than the list of bad things about this movie . Yes sure it's supposed to be a comedy and all but something tells me that this movie was supposed to be the real deal . The movie most certainly does not start of as ... |
483,826 | 1,416,505 | 382,011 | 2 | Whoa ! | Maybe a bit naive to think but I thought that amateur movies like this weren't made anymore in this era - and most certainly didn't received a global release . The movie really surprised me how incredible amateur looking this movie was . Not only with its acting and visual style but also with its technical aspect , suc... |
484,619 | 1,416,505 | 47,149 | 2 | Attack of the bulging eyeball aliens and their giant lizards ! | Yes , this is your typical science-fiction Z-movie from the ' 50's , with all the usual and typical genre defining elements present in it . Lots of use of army stock footage , weird looking aliens , absurd special effects , a non-existing / no sense making story , giants insects and of course an alien plot to take over... |
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