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421,253 | 2,542,703 | 443,632 | 8 | Sentry-Guard the Doors ; There's Treason Among Us | Interesting thriller about a presidential assassination plot with some interesting twists . It seems that the Secret Service is under suspicion . One of the service members is a traitor . It appears that it's Michael Douglas since he is having an affair with the first lady played by Kim Basinger . David Rasche is our p... |
421,574 | 2,542,703 | 44,760 | 8 | Ivanhoe-Bring on the Anglo-Saxons and Normans | Ivanhoe , filmed in bright techicolor was nominated for best picture in 1952 . Miklos Rosza again provides us with a major musical score . I always felt that his scores , so rich in textures , would be a prelude to his Oscar-winning score in " Ben-Hur . " ( 1959 ) The film deals with the ongoing fight between the Ang... |
421,090 | 2,542,703 | 49,388 | 8 | Julie - Great Thriller Hits the Screen | Very good Doris Day vehicle following the year that she showed Hollywood that she could finally act in the memorable " Love Me or Leave Me . " What a horrible thing to discover that your second husband killed your first husband ! It was originally thought that hubby # 1 did himself in . Jourdan plays the maniacal kille... |
420,974 | 2,542,703 | 413,015 | 8 | Mrs . Henderson Presents A Winner | After one day of widowhood , Dame Judi Dench declares that it's not for her and are we fortunate for it . She sets out to find a new meaning in life for herself . Purchasing a theater , she works with a fabulous Bob Hoskins who becomes the producer of her Windmill Playhouse . This is Hoskins ' best part in years and he... |
421,040 | 2,542,703 | 77,289 | 8 | California Suite - A Sweetie of A Film | Neil Simon focuses his attention on a variety of people at a hotel in this 1978 comedy hit . Walter Matthau certainly has a penchant as a hotel guest . Remember him with Maureen Stapleton and several other ladies in another hotel farce comedy-drama ? Matthau , as always , is hilarious when he attempts to hide a hooker ... |
421,562 | 2,542,703 | 47,030 | 8 | Glenn Miller Story-Forever in the Mood | Glenn Miller's rise to fame and the tragedy that took him from us at the height of his career makes for a wonderfully entertaining film . This film is rich because of the wonderful performances of James Stewart as the band leader and June Allyson , the latter was just made for the picture . She captures the depth of a ... |
420,677 | 2,542,703 | 476,964 | 8 | The Brave One is A Psychological Thriller | Although vigilante justice seems to be justified at film's end , this is definitely a terrific psychological thriller with Jodie Foster and Terrence Mason producing a fine chemistry between the both of them . After her fiancé is murdered during a Central Park mugging where she falls victim as well , Foster becomes a vi... |
421,028 | 2,542,703 | 47,013 | 8 | Garden of Evil-Return Us to Eden | A film dealing with greed and envy . An all-star cast gets us through the plot . With breathtaking scenery , Susan Hayward , as Leah , secures the aid of Cameron Mitchell , Gary Cooper and Richard Widmark in trying to free her trapped husband in a mining cave . As the husband , Hugh Marlowe steals the acting in the fil... |
421,522 | 2,542,703 | 44,552 | 8 | Diplomatic Courier-Cloak & Dagger At its Best | Wonderful Tyrone Power vehicle that will have you guessing every minute along the way . When Power is assigned to deliver important papers , the person who is to receive them can't retrieve them and is eventually murdered . Suspicion centers on Hildegarde Knef , who does quite well in this film . Patricia Neal is in fi... |
420,840 | 2,542,703 | 467,406 | 8 | Juno Really Heats Up | A really inspiring film despite the usual subject matter of an unwanted teen pregnancy . Ellen Page really gives a lot of herself in her Oscar nominated performance as a teenager in trouble . Fortunately , this girl has her head on her shoulders . She knows that she can't keep the child and is able to find what she thi... |
421,369 | 2,542,703 | 417,001 | 8 | You Must Love this Dog | Bright quirky comedy dealing with love and relationships with a wonderful cast . John Cusack and Diane Lane are both recent divorcees from others and find romance through the internet and love of dogs . Lane has a strong family to support her emotionally and keep finding possible suitors for her . Nice seeing veteran a... |
420,360 | 2,542,703 | 57,877 | 8 | Becket - Men for All Seasons | Very good moral conflict is depicted here dealing with a man's devotion to his king and to the lord . When you think of it , Richard Burton's troubles began when Henry 11 , played masterfully by Peter O'Toole , appointed him as the Archbishop of Canterbury . Burton soon takes his position very seriously and this will l... |
420,691 | 2,542,703 | 46,126 | 8 | You'll Fall For Niagara | Marilyn Monroe always wanted to be a straight-dramatic actress . She succeeded in this 1953 film . Unhappily married to Joseph Cotten , the two are at the famous falls where Monroe plots with her lover to kill Cotten . Jean Peters and Richard Allan ( who also went under the name of Max Showalter ) are a married couple ... |
421,395 | 2,542,703 | 83,987 | 8 | Gandhi the Great | This film well depicts the study of racial prejudice and how best to combat it . Yes , Gandhi adhered to the practice of non-violence , but there were times , as shown in the film , that his followers didn't listen to him . This would cause him to fast . Ben Kingsley was excellent in the title role . You actually felt ... |
421,346 | 2,542,703 | 395,972 | 8 | North Country Travel to See it | In an abusive relationship with 2 illegitimate children , Josie leaves for northern Minnesota to work in the mines . She encounters sexual harassment in a place where her own father works . It is as if this is the norm by the guys who work there . Even the manager and owner claim that this is not a place for women , an... |
420,434 | 2,542,703 | 73,195 | 8 | Jaws-Claw Your Way Into This One | While it's not " Schindler's List , " this 1975 thriller is exciting by the nature of its topic . The first part of the movie deals with the town's lack of response when it becomes quite evident that a shark is on a killing spree . What happens to Mayor Murray Hamilton for failing to act ? Hamilton , in a fine supporti... |
421,260 | 2,542,703 | 97,142 | 8 | Dad - Father for All Time | This 1989 drama would have been even more effective had it dealt with the inadequacies of a hospital . It appeared to be going that way when Jack Lemmon , as an aged parent , goes into shock following cancer surgery and the hospital is ready to discharge him . Lemmon gave another strong performance in his versatile car... |
421,337 | 2,542,703 | 90,830 | 8 | All the Lord's Children | Marlee Matlin's Oscar winning performance highlights this very good 1986 film . As a deaf mute , angry and frustrated with her life in silence , Matlin takes a job as a janitor in the School for the Deaf that she attended . The school is run by Philip Bosco , a savvy educator who really doesn't want to rock the boat . ... |
420,528 | 2,542,703 | 50,171 | 8 | Battle Hymn-Affirmation of the Human Spirit | Solid Rock Hudson vehicle dealing with a preacher's accidental bombing of an orphanage in a small German city during World War 11 . The preacher , Dean Hess , played beautifully by Rock Hudson , comes back to the states following the war but is unable to fulfill his duties and reenlists for action in Korea 5 years late... |
421,488 | 2,542,703 | 56,447 | 9 | Satan Never Sleeps = The Devil Made Them Do this Great Film | William Holden and Clifton Webb make an engaging pair of priests in China at the time of the 1949 Communist take-over . Since Holden arrives late to replace Webb at the mission , the latter isn't able to get out in time as the Communist forces invade . This is a story of how 2 different priests in the way of Crosby and... |
420,308 | 2,542,703 | 33,024 | 9 | Saturday's Children Plays Well | The director of this film died recently as we was approaching 100 . Dennie Moore , who plays the common Gertie , with a typical Brooklyn accent , turns 99 in December . Wonderful seeing John Garfield in a non-gangster role . As the sympathetic Sims , an inventor whose a dreamer , Garfield etches a totally believable ch... |
420,286 | 2,542,703 | 427,309 | 9 | Great Debaters - Lots to Discuss Here | Terrific story dealing with a small black college in the 1930s whose debate team ultimately defeated Harvard University . The film is a complex one as there are really several different plots occurring here . We have the debate team , racism in the south and dealing with unions all in one film . It has been said that o... |
420,732 | 2,542,703 | 50,631 | 9 | Les Girls - Vive These Women | Wonderful movie where the late Kay Kendall writes a book about her experiences with her dancing troupe . Trouble is that she soon finds herself in a British court being charged with libel . With a superlative cast , fine gowns by Orry-Kelly , and dancing and singing routines that are memorable , Les Girls is an absolut... |
421,385 | 2,542,703 | 65,037 | 9 | Nothing Sterile About This Cuckoo-Kookie Pookie Shines | Liza Minnelli received a well deserved Oscar nomination here as best actress as Pookie Adams . Emotionally detached and socially awkward , Minnelli etched a memorable performance as the young girl reduced to saying anything to garner attention in her long pursuit to be accepted and loved . Co-star and future director ,... |
420,271 | 2,542,703 | 36,872 | 9 | Going A Wonderful Way | Poignant and deeply moving best describe this Oscar winning film of 1944 . Progressive Priest , Father O'Malley , is sent to a run-down parish to improve things . There he meets the conservative priest , played in a memorable performance , by Barry Fitzgerald . The two will come into conflict . O'Malley will deal with ... |
420,756 | 2,542,703 | 32,554 | 9 | Great McGinty When the Public Works Didn't Really Work for Public in Fabulous Film | Outstanding writing and direction by pro Preston Sturges highlighted this 1940 satire on politics . To think , public works program being used for graft by crooked politicians is the major theme of this film . As a hobo , who pleases the town political boss , and rises to be mayor and governor , Brian Donlevy etched an... |
421,088 | 2,542,703 | 363,473 | 9 | You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby - | Why wasn't this favorite of mine sung in a Bobby Darin biography ? Kevin Spacey did quite well singing the legendary singer . Just too bad that he didn't make this film 10 or more years ago . He came across too old for the part . Joaquin Phoenix , of " Walk the Line " would have conveyed a much needed younger spirit . ... |
420,278 | 2,542,703 | 36,868 | 9 | A Best Picture of My Life | When I saw the title of this great Oscar winning film of 1946 , I immediately thought of what our returning soldiers from the war had gone through . Who would ever guess that the title emanates from the likes of the character of Virginia Mayo , scolding her husband ( a marvelous Dana Andrews . ) She had the nerve to te... |
421,092 | 2,542,703 | 118,617 | 9 | Wrong But So Very Wonderful | To all fellow history buffs out there , while this film is historically inaccurate-it is far more entertaining . After all , when we go to the movies , don't we deserve that . The animated version of " Anastasia " is marvelous . The singing , dancing and music are beautifully done . John Cusack and Meg Ryan are wonderf... |
421,238 | 2,542,703 | 39,040 | 9 | Glossy Soap Opera Works Nicely 12 | Olivia De Havilland's first Oscar came for " To Each His Own . " After a one night stand with a pilot , De Havilland , a small town girl with intelligence and moral fortitude , finds herself in trouble . Giving the child up is the most heart rendering thing imaginable to view . Years later as the world enters World War... |
420,488 | 2,542,703 | 39,041 | 9 | Tomorrow Can Be Wonderfully Forever | This excellent 1946 vehicle provides Orson Welles with a role that he is most sympathetic with . Married to Claudette Colbert in this film , he is soon declared missing and dead . Colbert quickly remarries a wealthy gentleman who is most sympathetic when this apparent tragedy strikes . Fast forward 20 years . By chance... |
420,311 | 2,542,703 | 128,137 | 9 | Confession is Heavenly Bound | Ben Kingsley and Amy Irving are becoming famous playing Jewish people . Kingsley played Dr . Herman Tarnower in that awful HBO film about him and Ms . Irving was memorable in " Yentl . " Amy lights the sabbath candle as their little boy coughs up a storm and runs a high fever . Desperate , they take the child to the ho... |
420,702 | 2,542,703 | 26,264 | 9 | The Bright Side of Darkness | A story of misunderstanding among friends with tragedy resulting and an uplifting of the human spirit . This marks the 1935 film " The Dark Angel . " Fred March , Merle Oberon and Herbert Marshall are childhood friends in England . When they grow up , World War 1 has begun and March and Marshall serve in the British ar... |
421,312 | 2,542,703 | 1,224,368 | 9 | Ladies of the House Were Not Housebound | A typical film dealing with 3 women working on the fixing up of a house left by a church member , so that they can sell the house and provide for needy children , really blossoms out . We soon find out that this work really serves as therapy for these women to combat one whose husband has been stricken with a fatal for... |
420,548 | 2,542,703 | 102,945 | 9 | Sleeping With the Enemy - A Rude Wide Awakening | This abusive husband is just too much and as a result , wife Julia Roberts fakes her own drowning just to escape . When a fellow swimmer calls to pay his condolences the maniacal husband becomes suspicious . Seems that Julia never learned to swim . By a series of conniving ways , our fiend finds out where his wife has ... |
420,524 | 2,542,703 | 28,269 | 9 | Small Town Girl - Is Big Town Stuff | Wonderful Janet Gaynor and Robert Taylor comedy depicting the differences between the upper and middle classes of society . Gaynor longs for a life outside of her town and Taylor represents everything that she wants . Though meeting him in an unusual way , and marrying him while he is drunk , he turns his part as a tot... |
421,614 | 2,542,703 | 45,592 | 9 | Call Me Great ! Ethel Shines As Ambassador | Ethel Merman certainly proved her comedic gifts in this 1953 gem of a musical . Loosely based on Pearl Mesta , " Call Me Madam " deals with a female ambassador to an imaginary kingdom . Merman pulls out all the stops in blasting away such nostalgic music . She certainly was the hostess with the most . What makes the fi... |
420,558 | 2,542,703 | 33,149 | 9 | They Drive By Night An Excellent Vehicle | Wow ! Ida Luppino gives a memorable performance in this Humphrey Bogart , George Raft film . Ida was such an under-rated actress . What did she have to do to win an Oscar yet alone be nominated ? That's right , Ida Luppino was never nominated for an Oscar even though she would win the New York City Film Critics award i... |
421,159 | 2,542,703 | 1,307,064 | 9 | Love Finds A Home . . . Be It Ever So Humble , This is Heartwarming | Sequel to " Love Finds A Wing , " this is a very nicely done film . In the sequel , Lillian has been adopted and it's several years later . Annie , married and pregnant , visits her fellow doctor friend , Dr . Owen , who desperately wants a baby , but seems unable to become pregnant . Lillian finds a love interest , an... |
420,605 | 2,542,703 | 43,924 | 9 | A Place in Movie History | Standout film which was a remake of An American Tragedy with the late Sylvia Sidney . The film was remade in 1951 with Montgomery Clift , Elizabeth Taylor and Shelley Winters . The culture of rich vs . poor is explored in this film . Lonely drifter Clift meets Ms . Winters first and then in a chance meeting , meets the... |
421,227 | 2,542,703 | 462,590 | 9 | Step Up and View this | With a cast of relative unknowns , with the exception of former Oscar nominee Rachel Griffiths , this film , dealing with youngsters at a school for dramatic arts , is absolutely marvelous . It's basically the story of changing one's environment so as to get the best out of what life offers . When our hero is involved ... |
420,285 | 2,542,703 | 43,873 | 9 | Everyone Should See this Amazing Gal | This wonderful film has often been described as a wonderful piece of Americana and so it is . It is beautifully realized thanks to a wonderful cast , terrific pacing and a story line that we can repeat over and over : money isn't everything . Charles Coburn gives another wonderful performance . This versatile actor , w... |
420,378 | 2,542,703 | 68,103 | 9 | Maude - Edith Bunker's Liberal Cousin | Lady Godiva was a freedom rider . . . And when the country was falling apart , Betsy Ross had it all sewn up . . . and then there's Maude ( repeat , ) right on Maude . That was part of the opening theme song of this very popular show of the 1970s brought about by Beatrice Arthur visiting Archie and Edith Bunker's home ... |
420,750 | 2,542,703 | 56,541 | 9 | Sweet Bird of Youth-Strikes Sour Chord of Aging Well | Tennessee Williams wrote a terrific Paul Newman and Geraldine Page vehicle in this 1962 top-notch production . Newman is certainly Chance Wayne . He hits every emotional height in the role of a hustler trying to outfox an aging movie star , Alexandra Del Largo , played to the hilt by the fabulous Geraldine Page . This ... |
421,549 | 2,542,703 | 808,348 | 9 | Life Support - Gives Life A Chance | A very good film showing the life of a former drug user who works for an outreach program for women with HIV . Queen Latifah , a very fine actress , is well suited for the part of Annie . What makes this film so good is that there is little violence . All the characters give meaning to this very endearing film . Latifa... |
421,532 | 2,542,703 | 65,206 | 9 | Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice ? Pure Fun for the Rest of Us | A definite film of the macabre again proving that there was no one like Geraldine Page for these neurotic , vicious parts . In this one , Ruth Gordon takes a job as a maid in Page's home under false pretenses . It seems that Gordon had a disagreement with her long time domestic , played by Mildred Dunnock . In a huff ,... |
421,500 | 2,542,703 | 340,380 | 9 | Straight from the Heart - | This is a wonderfully realized television movie starring Teri Polo and Andrew McCarthy . McCarthy , as the embittered widower , sullen and angry with life , shows that he has become a masterful matured actor . He has really graduated from the days of the college or high school teen movies that he starred in years back ... |
421,378 | 2,542,703 | 38,922 | 9 | Sentimental Journey is Tear Jerker to the Hilt | Wonderful film with John Payne and Maureen O'Hara , one year before they made the successful " Miracle on 34th Street . " Amazing that Connie Marshall , who played the part of their adopted daughter in " Journey " didn't get the Natalie Wood part in " Miracle . " This film is literally a 4 star tear jerker where an ail... |
420,637 | 2,542,703 | 37,094 | 9 | Mr . Skeffington | Another great Oscar nominated performance by Bette Davis . In this one , she plays Fanny , a selfish woman who thinks of nothing but her beauty . As she ages , she will do about almost anything to keep youthful looking . The picture begins where she is overwhelmed by a plethora of suitors . Eventually , she will marry ... |
421,133 | 2,542,703 | 54,324 | 9 | Song Without End is A Memorable Musical Biography | Opulent film is terrific with Dirk Bogarde playing Franz Liszt in a totally memorable performance . Capucine , as the Princess Carolyne , and Genevieve Page , as the abandoned mistress , were truly terrific here as well as a fine supporting performance by Martita Hunt , as the Czar's sympathetic sister . Hunt literally... |
421,149 | 2,542,703 | 175,959 | 9 | A Great Night and Beautiful Day | Beautiful biography of Cole Porter wonderfully realized by Cary Grant in the title role . Many criticized the film due to the fact that Porter's homosexuality was omitted . What they fail to recognize in their criticism is that we're dealing with 1945 . Our moral behavior was so differently viewed at that time . The af... |
420,770 | 2,542,703 | 72,519 | 9 | Jeffersons-Movin ' On Up Was A Possibility | Very funny comedy of an affluent black family living the American dream in achieving success in their dry good business . Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford provided terrific chemistry as the husband and wife team . Sanford always knew how to crack those one-liners at a vulnerable but lovable Hemsley . Militant son Lio... |
421,602 | 2,542,703 | 497,353 | 9 | Fatal Desire-When SexyKitten meets Jersey Dude Online Results | Eric Roberts has matured but has never been better than an alcoholic ex-cop who gets involved online with an apparently unhappy woman who is married . Their above names are their online names . They meet online and a raging affair ensues linking Pittsburgh , Pa . and Atlantic City , N . J . Trouble is that a lot starts... |
421,330 | 2,542,703 | 132,477 | 9 | A Sky for All Seasons - Touching American Piece | A true wholesome American story about teenagers who are interested in launching their own rocket in a rural West Virginia coal mining town , after the launch of Sputnik in 1957 . Through trial , tribulations and perseverance beyond belief , they are ultimately able to achieve their goals . Jake Gyllenhaal , as the lead... |
421,607 | 2,542,703 | 50,383 | 9 | Fear Strikes Out Hits Home Run | Outstanding biography detailing the life of Boston Red Sox slugger Jimmy Piersall . The late Anthony Perkins depicted the appropriate temperament in his portrayal of this baseball legend . Driven by a domineering , obsessed with perfection father , Perkins is outstanding in his portrayal . He is equally matched by Carl... |
421,647 | 2,542,703 | 34,946 | 9 | Kings Row - A Welcomed Addition to Any Neighborhood | The absolute best picture that Ronald Reagan ever made . Why wasn't he given better film roles after his impressive performance as Drake McHugh ? Ditto for Bob Cummings . So sad to realize seeing both of them in the scenes of this picture , young and charming . Unfortunately , both fell victim to Alzheimer's Disease . ... |
420,985 | 2,542,703 | 852,976 | 9 | Like Mother , Like Daughter - This Anthropologist Makes Some Dig | Very much of a thrilling movie with William R . Moses once again proving that he has left the role of Ken Melansky completely from his Perry Mason days and has now become quite a killer in mid-age . This time he portrays an anthropology professor who apparently with his good looks likes to pursue young female students ... |
420,478 | 2,542,703 | 45,891 | 9 | Really Not How to Wed into Dough . . . But Film Shines ' / 2 | Bette Grable , Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall make quite a team in this 1953 fun film . Bacall is the leader of the girl pack whose quest is to get 3 rich guys . They take an expensive apartment along the way . Bacall has by far the best lines in the film . She comes off with her constant wisecracks and they are hila... |
420,290 | 2,542,703 | 41,587 | 9 | Get that Letter to 3 Wives | In a year where " All the King's Men " was voted best picture of the year , Joseph L . Mankiewicz was able to win the director's award for " A Letter to 3 Wives . " An interesting note to the Oscar race that year , " All the King's Men " won the picture , actor and supporting actress award . It lost everything else fro... |
421,366 | 2,542,703 | 54,749 | 9 | Two Women Splendidly Good | Sophia Loren is truly memorable in her Oscar winning performance of 1961 . She portrays a mother trying to help her child survive World War 11 in Italy . Unable to put up with the bombings in Rome , she decides to flee with her daughter to the countryside . There she will meet adventure after adventure . A widow , who ... |
420,944 | 2,542,703 | 50,424 | 9 | The Garment Jungle is a Dressy Film | Terrific film in the genre of " On the Waterfront . " This one involves efforts to unionize the dress industry and the violence by mobsters hired by bosses to thwart the unions from getting a hold on the workers . Lee J . Cobb is perfect as the role of the garment boss who has paid for years to keep the union out of hi... |
421,249 | 2,542,703 | 32,831 | 9 | My Son , My Son is No Sunny Boy But Shines Anyway | We have often seen in films the self-sacrificing mother and the negative effects it has had on children . This 1940 film deals with a father , who attains wealth as a writer , and has a son that he spoils rotten so that the latter can have everything in life that he didn't . Naturally , tragedy results from all this . ... |
421,048 | 2,542,703 | 1,019,454 | 9 | Taking Chance - What the Results of War Are All About | Kevin Bacon gives a restrained , compelling performance in this film dealing with the meticulous handling of our soldiers killed in Iraq . Every detail is described and the army is very strict about making sure that customs and traditions are fulfilled as the loved ones are returned to their families . It was wonderful... |
420,304 | 2,542,703 | 43,709 | 9 | Kind Lady Was Duped into Great Thriller | Maurice Evans has a field day as a supposed artist who tricks his way into the home of dowager Ethel Barrymore and then with the aid of Keenan Wynn and Angela Lansbury , hold her hostage in her own home . They try to make others believe that Barrymore has gone insane and proceed to sell her belongings along with the ho... |
421,245 | 2,542,703 | 35,015 | 9 | Would Have Been More Magnificent with those Cut Minutes | Booth Tarkington's memorable novel became a hit film of 1942 . It's the story of the deterioration of an American family set in the mid-west at the turn of the century . Their lives change drastically as the country is industrializing . Orson Welles amassed an impressive cast where Joseph Cotten twice attempted to marr... |
421,406 | 2,542,703 | 41,530 | 9 | Jolson Sings Again-He Could Go on Singing | Wonderful sequel to the 1946 film . Larry Parks , William Demarest and several others repeated their parts from the original . The film picks up exactly where the original had ended . Disgusted with his life , Jolson ( Parks ) walks out on his show business career and for several years travels , dabbles with horses and... |
421,345 | 2,542,703 | 52,278 | 9 | I Want to Be Teacher's Pet | Doris Day sings and stars in this delightful 1958 comedy about the head of a newspaper , who never really had a formal education , attending a journalism class taught by a perky Miss Day . Clark Gable is that student and he fools day by pretending that he is a new student of journalism . Of course , she is elated when ... |
421,351 | 2,542,703 | 43,667 | 9 | A Mountain Worthy to Climb | William Lundigan and Susan Hayward starred in this 1951 film regarding the trials and tribulations of a preacher and his wife . The scenery was truly beautiful in the part of Georgia where the film was made . Alexander Knox , so memorable in 1944's Wilson , steals the film in another wonderful performance as the dirt f... |
421,496 | 2,542,703 | 39,370 | 9 | A Daughter's Surprise Loretta Young's Oscar-winning performance in The Farmer's Daughter " was a major upset in 1947 . All the so called experts had predicted that Rosalind Russell would win for " Mourning Becomes Electra . " Ms . Young had some hefty competition besides Russell . We had Susan Hayward for " Smash-up ... | null |
421,576 | 2,542,703 | 61,107 | 9 | Torn Curtain-Paul Newman Gets Through the Iron Curtain ! | 1966 drama featuring Paul Newman in counter-espionage . He is a scientist who defects to Communist East Germany so that he can get his hands on a certain formula . The trick is for him and his wife , Julie Andrews , as lovely as ever but in a non-singing role , to get back to the west . The film is tongue and cheeks wh... |
420,404 | 2,542,703 | 54,653 | 9 | Take A Front Seat and Enjoy " Back Street " | Absorbing drama based on Fanny Hurst's best selling book . Susan Hayward is at it again ; this time as dress designer Rae Smith who meets soldier John Gavin . While love beckons between the two immediately , we have that many a time life complication-Gavin is already married . His wife will agree to a divorce . Unfortu... |
420,879 | 2,542,703 | 39,204 | 9 | A Memorable Soul ' | John Garfield delivers a worthy Oscar nominated performance in the story of " Body and Soul . " Poor and from a tough neighborhood , Garfield sees boxing as a way out of his current existence . As usual , veteran pro , Anne Revere , was called upon to play Garfield's mom . This terrific Oscar winning actress ( 1944 for... |
420,569 | 2,542,703 | 37,280 | 9 | Since You Went Away for Memorable Depiction | It's World War 11 at the home front . Claudette Colbert's husband is missing in action . The picture is interesting in the fact that we never see the husband but we do view the trials and tribulations of his family at home . The supporting cast joins Miss Colbert in creating great performances . Colbert was nominated f... |
420,279 | 2,542,703 | 349,710 | 9 | Get Up that Ladder to See this Wonderful Film . | Remember the classic Oscar-winning film , " How Green Was My Valley ? " What made that film so great was the deep connections of a Welsh mining family and the people around them . I felt that same deep connection when I saw Ladder 49 . Here we see firemen interacting not only on the job but in their personal lives as w... |
420,306 | 2,542,703 | 26,393 | 9 | G is for Great for this Film : G-Men | Still another wonderful film by James Cagney is 1935's " G-Men . " Cagney plays a recent law school graduate who has a difficult time in setting up a practice . When his friend , played by Regis Toomey , who was the real life friend of the late Ronald Reagan , urges him to join the FBI , Cagney puts the application dow... |
421,167 | 2,542,703 | 795,421 | 9 | Mama Mia ! Exuberance in the Air | I loved the exuberance depicted in this wonderfully entertaining and engaging film . We've come along way from 1968's Buona Sera , Mrs . Campbell . The plot remains basically the same but the story line has to be updated to keep abreast of today's living standards . Meryl Streep is great here . Am surprised by her love... |
421,004 | 2,542,703 | 47,969 | 9 | Daddy Longlegs Is Wonderful | Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron were such marvelous dancing partners in 1955's Daddy Longlegs . The story line is wonderful . Astaire " adopts " a young Parisian orphan and pays for her college tuition . Throughout the years , she writes in gratitude but he chooses to ignore the letters . Fred Clark and Thelma Ritter , t... |
420,888 | 2,542,703 | 41,672 | 9 | My Foolish Heart - Susan Hayward Triumphs Again | When I saw Susan Hayward in " My Foolish Heart , " I immediately thought back to her other successes " With A Song in My Heart , " and " I'll Cry Tomorrow . " There are so many similarities in her acting , especially at the beginning of Foolish Heart . She even brushed her hair the same way as in " Tomorrow . " As alwa... |
420,302 | 2,542,703 | 52,451 | 9 | Bonanza Certainly Was For All of Us | As part of our late 1950s vocabulary , we well knew the Ponderosa , Little Joe , Hoss , Ben Cartwright , etc . on that great show " Bonanza . " It came Saturday night and everyone was glued to the television set . This was a real show depicting family values . There may have been a weekly crisis , but it was the strong... |
420,289 | 2,542,703 | 34,905 | 9 | It Happened in Flatbush-Take Me out to the Ball Game | Enjoyable movie . Years back they would have called this a B film . Today , it would rate Lloyd Nolan provides just the right touch as the baseball manager . His speech intonation reflects a wonderful Brooklyn accent . We bums in Brooklyn would appreciate every minute of it . Brought back to manage a baseball team by t... |
420,573 | 2,542,703 | 429,177 | 9 | Thing About My Folks - Makes You Think | Excellent endearing film with Peter Falk and Paul Reiser joining forces as father and dad . Dad shows up one evening to state that after over 40 years of marriage , mom ( Olympia Dukakis ) has left him . The rest of the film depicts the father and son on a day trip to get dad's thoughts off what has occurred . With the... |
421,335 | 2,542,703 | 759,612 | 9 | Longford is Lord of the Films | Knockout film made for HBO starring Jim Broadbent , as a retired legislator , who with his very liberal beliefs , takes on the cause to pardon a child killer played by Samantha Morton . Broadbent and Ms . Morton have never been better . In fact , these performances are probably the best of their respective careers . Br... |
420,762 | 2,542,703 | 30,317 | 9 | Kentucky-Family Feuds Make for Great Memorable Filming | Terrific film dealing with the horse racing scene in Kentucky . We are taken from the beginning of the civil war , when generations of feuding between families begin when a Goodwin is killed by a Dillon during the taking of horses for the union army . The film then jumps to 1938 and the generations that followed these ... |
420,517 | 2,542,703 | 63,356 | 9 | No Way to Treat A Lady is A Treat to Moviegoers | Rod Steiger was sensational in this 1968 film . His ability to disguise himself and play so many different parts as an insane killer was just fabulous to watch . Yes , the film was definitely an eerie won but you never know what's coming next . Eileen Heckart was just fabulous as the Jewish mother of her son-the police... |
420,726 | 2,542,703 | 1,146,321 | 9 | This Movie Hits A High ( The ) Note | Despite a far-fetched coincidence at the end , " The Note " is a wonderful movie . It made me think of the 1952 film , " Phone Call from A Stranger . " Again , we're dealing with the after effects of a plane crash . In this film , a reporter retrieves a note left behind from the passenger and tries to determine who the... |
421,300 | 2,542,703 | 105,327 | 9 | The Tie that Binds - School Ties | Anti-semitism was alive and functioning quite well in America in the 1950s . Our film takes place in 1955 . At the local Roxie Theater , in Scranton , Pennsylvania , " Rebel Without A Cause " is playing . What an appropriate title . In this film , our " rebel , " Brendan Fraser , does have a cause . At first , I laughe... |
420,787 | 2,542,703 | 34,919 | 9 | Another Martyred Joan in Stirring War Film | An under-rated but excellent film is 1942's " Joan of Paris . " While it is still another World War 11 story of allied soldiers , trying to get back to their homeland from an occupied France , it is certainly worth seeing . The acting by Michele Morgan , Paul Henried and Thomas Mitchell is first rate . Cornered by the ... |
421,649 | 2,542,703 | 61,122 | 9 | Trouble With Angels - All Trouble Should Be Like this | The film was directed by Ida Lupino and what a perfect vehicle for her . Lupino did a fine job in directing this film because she herself was a rebel in every which way of the film industry . What makes the film so good is the fine performances by Rosalind Russell and Hayley Mills and the wonderful surprise ending whic... |
420,641 | 2,542,703 | 51,193 | 9 | Wild is the Wonderful Wind | When Johnny Mathis sings the opening theme to this film , you know you're in for a treat . Mathis does not let you down . Anna Magnani is brought to America by her new husband , played memorably by Anthony Quinn . It seems that Quinn was married to Magnani's sister Rosa . Rosa wrote Magnani of the wonderful life she ha... |
420,760 | 2,542,703 | 43,459 | 9 | Right Decision Before Dawn | This film was nominated for best picture in 1951 and along with " A Place in the Sun , " should have received more careful attention from Academy voters . Their choice of " An American in Paris " as best picture left a bitter taste in the mouths of movie people . " Decision Before Dawn " chronicles the U . S . army's a... |
420,987 | 2,542,703 | 461,987 | 9 | A Lover's Revenge - We Need More Revenge Like This | Terrific , well paced thriller with William R . Moses , the Ken Melansky on the old Perry Mason television series giving an absolutely riveting performance as a millionaire psychopath who abuses his wife to no end causing her to make telephone calls to a radio therapist . When he walks in on one of her calls , he chase... |
420,794 | 2,542,703 | 58,808 | 9 | Green Acres Was the Place to Be | Both the late Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor found their niche in this mid 1960s television classic . Green Acres is the place to be . Fun living , etc . N . Y . is where I'd rather be . I get allergic smelling hay . Darling I love you but give me Park Avenue . The chores . . . The storesYou are my wife . . . Goodbye city ... |
420,950 | 2,542,703 | 62,601 | 9 | Laugh in Socked it To Us So Well | Fabulous television series running from 1967 to 1973 . What made the show so great was the lively supporting cast associated with it . The sketches with Arte Johnson as the old man starting up with Ruth Buzzi on the park bench were constantly hilarious . Who had the idea to put that net on Buzzi's hair ? It made her lo... |
420,300 | 2,542,703 | 58,791 | 9 | The Barkleys of the West and Not Broadway | Barbara Stanwyck on television ? After a lengthy memorable film career , Ms . Stanwyck embarked on a television series , a western , known as " The Big Valley . " As matriarch Victoria Barkley , Stanwyck etched still another unforgettable character . With a wonderful supporting cast who made up her " children , " each ... |
420,543 | 2,542,703 | 32,022 | 9 | They Made Me A Criminal Could Have Kept Going | Very good 1939 film where John Garfield plays another boxer who becomes a victim when everyone thinks he has committed a murder . Trouble is that the killer and Garfield's girl , Ann Sheridan , in a brief but good performance , get killed while trying to elude the police . A crooked attorney persuades Garfield to flee ... |
420,923 | 2,542,703 | 37,428 | 9 | The Very " Wonderful " Thought of You | Dennis Morgan and Eleanor Parker star in this wonderful World War 11 film how a weekend meeting between a soldier and a girl lead to marriage and brief happiness . The best part is that there is a wonderful ending . Morgan comes home to Parker's family-a bickering one . Andrea King plays Parker's sister , who tired of ... |
420,413 | 2,542,703 | 192,647 | 9 | Sun Never Sets for this Gang | Three distinctive Jewish stories highlight this 1991 film . One segment entitled " Yiddish " is an excellent venture into the world of senior citizens in Miami Beach , Florida . Harold Gould is one such senior . Intelligent and outgoing , he wants more out of life . Certainly more than what his long-time wife , played ... |
421,151 | 2,542,703 | 358,273 | 9 | Walking A Great Line | Joaquin Phoenix gives a beautiful performance as the late Johnny Cash . Phoenix , who did his own singing , is absolutely superb as the late singer , who had a rough childhood with an abusive father whose disdain for him increased following the tragic death of his brother . Reese Witherspoon portrays June Carter , the ... |
420,340 | 2,542,703 | 419,967 | 9 | Miracle Run and Old Clichés . . . Yet it Still Works | Mrs . Morgan loses the man in her life when her twin boys are diagnosed with autism . He just can't handle this and has her leave home with the boys . Officials want them institutionalized , but Corrine , played excellently by Mary Louise Parker , has other ideas . She fights the system all the way to secure an educati... |
420,740 | 2,542,703 | 30,183 | 9 | Girls on Probation - Well Worth Probing this One | Excellent film dealing with who you meet up . Jane Bryan innocently meets up with her friend , played in fine fashion , by Sheila Bromley . Bromley leads Bryan into 2 horrible escapades leading to jail for both these characters . Bromley , terrific here , is hard-boiled , vicious and will do anything to please her love... |
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