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421,097 | 2,542,703 | 32,143 | 10 | These Are Really Dames ! The Women | Highest rating for this superb version of the Clare Booth Luce film dealing with what gossip can do to happy people . 1939 was certainly a banner year for motion pictures . Amazing to me that " The Women " was not nominated for best picture . What a brilliant idea not to use men in the film but to refer to them constan... |
421,519 | 2,542,703 | 32,138 | 10 | We're Off to See the Wizard-Go , Go , Go | . . . And to think , L . Frank Baum , the author of this classic , never lived to get the accolades that he deserved for writing such a masterpiece . The book was found by relatives go through his belongings following his death . To think , Shirley Temple couldn't get out of her contract to go to MGM . As a result , we... |
421,239 | 2,542,703 | 41,452 | 10 | Hell Hath No Fury Like A Scorned Olivia De Havilland | Olivia De Havilland would win her 2nd Oscar in 3 years for 1949's " The Heiress . " In this film she sacrificed her beauty to turn in a power-house performance as a woman victimized by her father , a nasty but truthful Ralph Richardson and gold-digger suitor , Morris , played well by Montgomery Clift . Richardson recei... |
421,471 | 2,542,703 | 58,708 | 10 | Molly Brown-A True Survivor Never Sinks | Debbie Reynolds gives us everything in her rousing Oscar nominated performance for best actress in 1964's " The Unsinkable Molly Brown . " Raised in poverty , found after she was abandoned , Molly ( Debbie ) wants more out of life . We see the same desire for upward mobility as a George Eastman in " A Place in the Sun ... |
421,627 | 2,542,703 | 111,257 | 10 | Speed-Wonderful Bumpy Ride | If Bette Davis were alive when this marvelous action film was made , she would have certainly said to fasten your seat belts as we're in for a bumpy ride . What a wonderful bumpy ride it is . This is a fast paced , high action thriller . We have the usual lunatic mad bomber , this time played marvelously by Dennis Hopp... |
420,924 | 2,542,703 | 53,172 | 10 | Delightful Talk with Day and Hudson | After a string of serious dramas , Rock Hudson broke out into comedy and showed his adeptness to it in 1959's " Pillow Talk . " As a swinging song writer , Rock was charming but nasty to the person that he shared a phone line with-Doris Day . The two really go at it as they accuse each other of monopolizing the phone .... |
420,718 | 2,542,703 | 53,131 | 10 | The Nun's Story-Captivating and A Picture for Our Times | Audrey Hepburn was simply outstanding in 1959's " The Nun Story , " and should have received the best actress Oscar for it hands down . The first part of this outstanding film is devoted to what a woman must go through in the process of becoming a nun . Miss Hepburn enters the convent as Sister Luke and her calling is ... |
420,734 | 2,542,703 | 43,299 | 10 | Feeling Great With As Young As You Feel | You come away feeling great after seeing this 1951 gem . Notice that LaMar Trotti did the screenplay and co-starred Thelma Ritter and David Wayne . The three were together the following year in " With A Song in My Heart . " Note how Ritter acted almost in the way she did the following year in " Heart . " Notice again t... |
420,990 | 2,542,703 | 1,010,278 | 10 | Courageous Heart-An Inspiration To Us All | A very fine holocaust film dealing with Irena Sendler's helping 2 , 500 Jewish children escape from the ghetto and face certain extermination . The film is quite a change for Anna Paquin , who shows she can act unlike her 1993 totally undeserved supporting Oscar win for " The Piano . " This excellent film shall serve a... |
420,608 | 2,542,703 | 33,729 | 10 | Poignant Valley A Masterpiece | A Welch coal mining town ; impoverished as ever , but rich in family relations , is the theme for How Green Was My Valley , an outstanding picture . Those coal miners , suffering from black lung disease , are forever remembered with poverty etched on their faces . They work long days and have little for it . They work ... |
420,409 | 2,542,703 | 82,979 | 10 | Communism and Socialism Were Never As Good As This | A definite film for history buffs and others . " Reds " tells the story of American journalist Jack Reed and Louise Bryant , a woman who gave up everything she had in America , and followed the Communist reporter Reid to the new Soviet Union . Excellent for its historic detail , the film also shows the rise of socialis... |
420,546 | 2,542,703 | 408,790 | 10 | You're in For A Fabulous Bumpy Ride : Flightplan | Jodie Foster's best picture and performance in years in an exciting riveting film . This psychological thriller deals with a woman whose 6 year old daughter mysteriously disappears on a flight from Germany to N . Y . Problem is that no one saw this child on the plane and since Foster is bringing home her dead husband o... |
420,380 | 2,542,703 | 41,027 | 10 | The Goldbergs - What Wonderful Memories of a Bygone Era | What a great show in the middle of the 20th century ! Not only did Gertrude Berg star , but she also wrote the material for the show . She was a wonderful actress and her sudden passing , just before Rosh Hashanah , in 1966 , was a terrible shock to all . The show depicted a typical Jewish family living in the Bronx in... |
420,377 | 2,542,703 | 45,409 | 10 | Loretta Young - " Thank You John " | In 1953 Loretta Young left films and ventured to television . Remember how she would come out on the screen in elegant gowns ? She would thank John , the man who introduced her . This television series was an anthology . Loretta tackled a different role each week . Most of the shows were dramas but Ms . Young had the a... |
421,035 | 2,542,703 | 43,208 | 10 | We All Loved Lucy | Memorable comedy show of the 1950s . How daring of Lucille Ball to go on television with her Cuban born husband , Desi Arnaz , in 1951 . CBS took a bold step and the dividends certainly paid off . Even though they didn't get along at all off the cameras , Vivian Vance and William Frawley were the perfect neighbors for ... |
421,036 | 2,542,703 | 45,406 | 10 | It's A Wonderful Life for the Life of Reilly | William Bendix and Marjorie Reynolds provided the right chemistry for the television comedy hit , " The Life of Reilly . " Bendix was sort of an Archie Bunker without the bigotry in this show . Marjorie Reynolds , who left motion pictures , to pursue this show , was the perfect foil for Riley's trials and tribulations ... |
421,276 | 2,542,703 | 57,193 | 10 | Mad World Absolute Magnificent Mayhem | Go know that Stanley Kramer , best known for his films regarding social issues , would make such comical masterpiece . Go know that Ethel Merman , who could belt out any song in her day , would give a phenomenal comic performance is this all-star classic of 1963 . The picture begins with a great musical score which set... |
420,692 | 2,542,703 | 47,574 | 10 | There's No Picture Like This One | Ethel Merman and Dan Dailey - a perfect movie couple in the rousing There's No Business Like Show Business . The Donahues sing on the stage and raise a family along the way . As adults , Johnny Ray , who could really act as well as sing , chooses the priesthood . Mitzi Gaynor is on stage , but she soon weds and a child... |
421,467 | 2,542,703 | 422,093 | 10 | Diary of A Mad Black Woman Scores | They just don't make pictures like this anymore . A high-powered attorney accepts the Jacob Feinstein Award for Attorney of the Year and soon qualifies as a heel not seen since Fred MacMurray's performance in " The Apartment . " He bodily throws his wife of 18 years out to be with his lover and the two children he has ... |
420,881 | 2,542,703 | 47,528 | 10 | La Strada A Road to Pure Excellence | Memorable super outstanding film of a strongman's cruelty towards a woman that he has purchased . Anthony Quinn gives a memorable brilliant performance as the Zampano , the strongman . He shows animal-like instincts rarely seen on the screen . Giulietta Masina's performance as the simpleton is picture-perfect . She utt... |
421,410 | 2,542,703 | 52,792 | 10 | FBI STORY - Fasten Your Seat Belts-You're in For A Great Ride | Marvelous James Stewart , Vera Miles vehicle . What makes this historical film dealing with the FBI so good is the family element that is involved during a 35 year career as depicted by Stewart in the film . The film shows a history of the great investigatory agency . It deals with airplane bomb plots , killing off of ... |
421,349 | 2,542,703 | 74,554 | 10 | Fronting For A Great Film | Woody Allen acts but does not direct this excellent depiction of the McCarthy Era blacklisting in " The Front . " He plays his typical neurotic way until he is asked to front for blacklisted writers . The money comes in and all is well for Allen . We meet the people that he is fronting for . We also meet Zero Mostel , ... |
420,580 | 2,542,703 | 64,840 | 10 | Prime Time for Maggie Smith | Maggie Smith , in a totally memorable Oscar winning performance , shines in " The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie . " As a popular teacher in an all girls school in Europe during the 1930s , Smith brilliantly etched an unforgettable spinster teacher who believes that she is in her prime until it is literally stolen from her ... |
420,687 | 2,542,703 | 45,333 | 10 | A Song for All Our Hearts | This rousing tribute to singer Jane Froman succeeds at every level and why not ? With a brilliant cast led by the great Susan Hayward , how can anything else be true ? Though Froman did the singing , Hayward's dubbing and movements of Froman were outstanding . She merited a well earned Oscar nomination for best actress... |
421,296 | 2,542,703 | 52,738 | 10 | Diary of A Lifetime | No words are adequate enough to express the emotion that I feel each time I see this harrowing account of Jewish people hiding from Nazi terror in Holland . I read that Director George Stevens assembled his cast to live in those quarters for a certain amount of time so as to get the idea of what confinement might actua... |
421,340 | 2,542,703 | 50,839 | 10 | Peyton Place Sizzles | An all-star cast have a field day in this excellent adaptation of Grace Metalious ' novel . There is so much going on in this town and it is told well with wonderful acting and 5 acting Oscar nominations to boot . Constance MacKenzie settled in this town after her husband allegedly died and is raising a daughter , Alis... |
421,181 | 2,542,703 | 52,990 | 10 | The Last Angry Man-End of An Era | Remember when doctors made house calls and were totally dedicated to their patients ? Paul Muni sure was that and a lot more in " The Last Angry Man . " Working and living in a depressed neighborhood , Muni was the embodiment of what medicine is supposed to be all about . When he took the Hippocratic Oath , he meant it... |
421,077 | 2,542,703 | 55,124 | 10 | Majority of A Fabulous One - Brooklyn Vs . the Orient a Memorable Film | Absolutely fabulous film showcasing the brilliant acting talents of Rosalind Russell , as a bitter Jewish widow , who lost a son to World War 11 , finding happiness and possible romance with a Japanese businessman , Alec Guiness , who also has suffered war losses . The film should certainly have been honored for promot... |
420,639 | 2,542,703 | 37,795 | 10 | Great Spy Caper , Superbly Done | Klein's Book Store ? Elsa Gowns ? What's going on in these 2 places of business ? Probably not much , unless you're part of a Nazi spy ring operating in New York City before World War 11 in this great picture . William Eythe , who died too young , is a terrific student who informs the FBI when he is asked to join a Naz... |
420,275 | 2,542,703 | 78,565 | 10 | This Series Takes No Back Stairs to Anything | Outstanding . Superlative . Out of this world . No other words seem adequate regarding this magnificent series . I am a retired social studies teacher . This series would have been so perfect for my grade 8 history students . It was so rich in history and personal emotions . As far as the Emmy awards go , Backstairs sh... |
420,843 | 2,542,703 | 57,329 | 10 | Move Over , Darling-What's the Guy Supposed to do ? | Absolutely hysterical film dealing with a guy , James Garner , who remarries only to find out that very day that first wife , Doris Day , has survived a plane crash in the jungle and has come home to him . Polly Bergen is just sensational as the 2nd wife caught up in all the mayhem . James Garner , who costarred with D... |
420,609 | 2,542,703 | 52,918 | 10 | Imitation of Life Just That - But An Excellent Imitation it is | and bravo to this great 1959 film dealing with 2 poverty stricken women who meet ; one becomes a famous actress , the other works for her . Successful in their lives , they are not successful with dealing with their respective daughters . Lana Turner was great as the actress and Juanita Moore , her maid , who is kind a... |
420,460 | 2,542,703 | 52,896 | 10 | A Hole in the Head Makes A Hole in One ! | Hilarious comedy where Florida hotel owner Frank Sinatra , a widower , with a precocious young son , ( an adorable Eddie Hodges ) can't seem to get a handle on life . A compulsive gambler , he is about to lose everything . Edward G . Robinson steals the show as Sinatra's old brother , a clothing store owner in New York... |
420,523 | 2,542,703 | 35,417 | 10 | Talk of the Town Worth Any Gossip | Superb film dealing with capital punishment but told in comic fashion . It deals with escapee Cary Grant seeking refuge in the home of Jean Arthur . Arthur , in turn , has rented the home to legal expert Colman who goes solely by the book . Before Colman realizes who Grant is , he forms a true friendship with him and d... |
420,331 | 2,542,703 | 55,100 | 10 | A Vip Movie ! | Both Rock and Doris are caught up in the VIP madness . Trouble is that no one knows what VIP actually is . You see that Rock made it all up to get Edie Adams off his back . Unfortunately , his " crazy " boss , Tony Randall , doesn't know this and as a result the hilarity begins . Rock Hudson excelled in comedy roles wh... |
420,678 | 2,542,703 | 43,041 | 10 | Three Came Home Is A Film for Our Times | In 1944's " Since You Went Away , " Claudette Colbert suffered at the home front . Now , 6 years later , she is a prisoner of war in Borneo . An excellent depiction of what these people went through in Japanese prison camps when their territory was occupied during World War 11 . Colbert gave still another excellent per... |
420,882 | 2,542,703 | 43,045 | 10 | This Is No Secret-A Wonderful Film | This marvelous 1950 film deals with 3 women who gave up their baby boy for adoption . 5 years later , the child is involved in a plane crash that killed his parents . Each of the women believe that the boy is theirs . Patricia Neal , as one of the women , is a hard-nosed reporter . As with the others , the film goes ba... |
421,108 | 2,542,703 | 1,139,160 | 10 | Add Classy to this Woman of Character : Excellent Documentary | The great entertainer Carol Burnett was highlighted in this wonderful documentary about her life . Burnett succeeded in all phases of her career because she was always willing to tackle something new and she possesses that down-to-earth charm . She is one of the people . She has no false illusions about herself . Dedic... |
420,602 | 2,542,703 | 34,167 | 10 | Sergeant York - A General for All Films | Superb biography of Alvin York , a drunkard in old Tennessee , who experiences a revelation and becomes a Lord fearing individual . His religious beliefs are put to the test when he drafted into the army with the outbreak of World War 1 . He faces a moral dilemma with his conscientious objector's beliefs , only to go t... |
421,493 | 2,542,703 | 55,312 | 10 | Pocketful of Wonderful Miracles | Glenn Ford and the late Hope Lange in a comedy with Bette Davis taking a supporting role . Interesting enough , this crowd pleaser works quite well . Dave The Dude ( Ford ) is a gangster on the verge of making a big deal . Dave is superstitious . He always must get an apple from that vagrant-looking Davis . Davis , as ... |
420,795 | 2,542,703 | 1,097,649 | 10 | The Russell Girl is An Endearing Film | Outstanding film dealing with relationships , human tragedy and the rebounding of the human spirit . The film sports 2 outstanding performances by heroine Amber Tamblyn , a Macy's buyer , who has been accepted to Northwestern University , to pursue a medical profession only to discover that she has an aggressive form o... |
420,642 | 2,542,703 | 49,578 | 10 | Remake of 1939's " The Women " Shines " | June Allyson tackles the Norma Shearer role of " The Women " in the 1956 remake of " The Opposite Sex . " The former film did not show any men , but the latter sure did . Allyson , a retired singer , is happily married to Leslie Nielsen . Vicious gossips led by Colleen Gray soon end that . A quickie divorce in Nevada t... |
421,434 | 2,542,703 | 253,474 | 10 | The Pianist - Destruction Hits A Memorable Chord | Surprise Oscar winner Adrien Brody is magnificent in Roman Polanski's " The Pianist . " ( It was thought by the experts that Daniel Day Lewis would win the award for " Gangs of New York . " ) Polanski's win was a surprise since the conventional wisdom had Martin Scorsese for " Gangs " winning the directing award as wel... |
421,442 | 2,542,703 | 51,525 | 10 | Defiantly Great | A totally absorbing film showing great acting talents of Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier as escapees from a chain gang . Chained together , they must get along to survive and conquer the racial prejudices that divide them so . Both actors received best actor nominations . For both being nominated , David Niven was given... |
421,182 | 2,542,703 | 79,219 | 10 | Going in Style Really is | A terrific gem of a film . Three elderly men are so bored with their lives that they rob a bank and actually get away with it for a while . The trio are all masterfully played by Art Carney , Lee Strasberg and George Burns . With the robbery behind them , it's time for vacation in flashy Las Vegas . Coming back to face... |
421,624 | 2,542,703 | 375,986 | 10 | Mother Teresa is A Spiritual Mother for All Seasons | Marvelous film showcasing the excellent acting talent of Olivia Hussey . Hard to believe that it's over 35 years since her 1968 interpretation of " Romeo and Juliet . " This is an extremely inspiring story of the nun who looked for the most simplicity of life in aiding the impoverished . Her dedication to the suffering... |
420,374 | 2,542,703 | 77,025 | 10 | Holocaust Never to Forget | One of the most outstanding television mini-series that was ever made . Obviously , this won the Emmy for best mini-series and was truly well deserved . The story deals with the Weiss Family of Germany . They thought that they were true Germans never believing that they would be caught up in the madness of Hitler's Naz... |
420,685 | 2,542,703 | 113,862 | 10 | Required for All Teachers | Finally , a realistic picture about teaching . Richard Dreyfuss is memorable as a new teacher in Mr . Holland's Opus . He begins a 30 year career as a music teacher in a large high school . He comes across his principal , Mrs . Jacobs , who demands a month of lesson plans in advance on her desk in the morning . Any tea... |
421,000 | 2,542,703 | 90,285 | 10 | Wallenberg : A Hero for All Seasons | Super outstanding film dealing with the exploits of Swedish diplomat , Raoul Wallenberg . He saved a great number of Hungarian Jews marked for extermination during the Holocaust . Richard Chamberlain was never better in any of his mini-series . Proudly nicknamed the king of mini-series , Chamberlain etched an unforgett... |
420,811 | 2,542,703 | 34,092 | 10 | Remember the Day - Dewey A Winner Here | A marvelous film in the genre of Miss Dove , Mr . Chips and every wonderful teacher you ever had . The role was just perfect for Claudette Colbert . She really worked magic with co-star John Payne . This picture really offers Americana circa 1916 in Indiana . The embodiment of the school structure at that time is so we... |
421,290 | 2,542,703 | 53,291 | 10 | and More for Classic Comedy Film | Billy Wilder was really at the top of his game with this screwball comedy hit of 1959 . When loser-musicians Joe and Jerry ( Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon ) witness the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago , they look to leave town at once . While in freezing Chicago , they seek out an opportunity to join an all gir... |
421,073 | 2,542,703 | 100,350 | 10 | Best Deception Ever | This is one of the best Perry Mason films ever made . There is no question about it . Who would ever think that the murderer turned out to be a Simon Wiesenthal like character ? Even though , he has his usual girl-flirting William R . Moses is excellent here . He certainly takes on a more serious tone in a movie dealin... |
420,790 | 2,542,703 | 109,830 | 10 | Delicious Box of Chocolates | Oscar-winning film of 1994 with an amazing award winning performance by Tom Hanks . It's the story of a slow young man who just seems to be in the right place while monumental events are taking place in this nation's history . Hanks has never been better . His slowness is beautifully realized and then audiences know th... |
421,367 | 2,542,703 | 787,484 | 10 | A Girl Like Me-A Social Tragedy For Our Times | Outstanding film dealing with a teenager who was totally female in thought but was born in the body of a male and suffered each day in his tragically short life . J . D . Pardo is excellent as the conflicted youngster . Former Oscar winner Mercedes Ruehl shines in the role of his mother who at first thinks that he will... |
421,212 | 2,542,703 | 49,408 | 10 | The King and I : All About A Great Film | Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner lit up the screen with this 1956 great film as English teacher , Anna , who takes a position as tutor to the king of Siam's children and along the way finds adventure and love , be it ever so brief . A widow , accompanied by her son , around the time of the American Civil War , Anna soon fi... |
420,707 | 2,542,703 | 76,843 | 10 | Great Point | Emma and Didi shine in this memorable film looking at the world of ballet . Moira Shearer , Anton Walbrook et al of " The Red Shoes " of 1948 would have certainly been proud of it . The ballet sequences are marvelously staged and beautifully realized by the cast . Anne Bancroft and Shirley MacLaine received best actres... |
420,273 | 2,542,703 | 73,596 | 10 | Four Stars for this Queen | True to life . Durning and Stapleton , the chemistry is perfect . Durning and Stapleton are phenomenal . A story for our times . Such comments are more than adequate for this fine story . Bea Asher is widowed at middle age . She sings of her loneliness and the deprivation brought about by her husband's passing . Bea is... |
421,029 | 2,542,703 | 387,514 | 10 | This Prime is Ready for Prime Time | Excellent . Often hilarious and poignant comedy regarding a therapist who has a patient , newly divorced , who is now seeing the therapist's 23 year old son . Meryl Streep is in terrific form as the hysterical Jewish therapist who knows how to give advice to others , but can't take what's going on . Of course , there a... |
421,462 | 2,542,703 | 408,345 | 10 | Seattle Rain Doesn't Damper this Firewall Thriller | Wonderful thriller . It reminds me of the old Frederic March film - " The Desperate Hours . " The only difference is that this film deals with a bank and modern technology . The action and acting are both first rate . A man , claiming to be a bank executive , turns out to be the head of the gang terrorizing Ford and hi... |
420,531 | 2,542,703 | 326,315 | 10 | Harry Truman : A President for All Seasons | Outstanding biography of our nation's 33rd president . While it was becoming apparent that Harry Truman was failing at everything he did , when it came to the presidency , he succeeded more than anyone could imagine . The documentary showed how Truman went into politics thanks to Boss Pendergast . It depicted the dilem... |
421,444 | 2,542,703 | 51,658 | 10 | When Did Your Heart Turn to Desire ? | Hollywood rarely has chosen musicals as its best picture Oscar winners . In 1958 , they did , honoring Gigi with 9 Academy Awards . How well deserved this picture was . The great musical numbers by such an appealing , endearing cast can never be forgotten . From the title song , that also copped the Oscar to The Night ... |
420,611 | 2,542,703 | 44,926 | 10 | Life at the Moulin Rouge | Jose Ferrer had won the Oscar , two years before Moulin Rouge , in 1950s Cyrano de Bergerac . How he lost here is beyond me . His loss is in itself proof that the Oscars are nothing more than a popularity contest . Gary Cooper ( High Noon ) received the accolade over Ferrer and this was an absolute travesty . Ferrer wa... |
420,551 | 2,542,703 | 38,026 | 10 | Rhapsody in Greatness | The world was robbed with the untimely passing of George Gershwin in 1937 . We should not be deprived of seeing this magnificent biography of the great music writer . Robert Alda is just superb in the title role . He received marvelous support from Joan Leslie , as well as Rosemary DeCamp and Morris Carnovsky . As his ... |
420,709 | 2,542,703 | 31,679 | 10 | Mr . Smith-Where are You ? Do We Need You Today ? | James Stewart was simply magnificent in this memorable classic of a dedicated young politician who is elected to Congress . He wants to do what is best for his constituents . He soon learns that in Washington this is not to be the case . Corruption , patronage et al are alive and well and functioning . Harry Carey , in... |
421,633 | 2,542,703 | 1,227,530 | 10 | Living Out Loud-A Song in Her Heart | This is an absolutely outstanding film with Gail O'Grady as a music teacher , who leads the typical American life with her husband and 2 children , until a diagnosis of breast cancer sets all of their lives upside down . What makes this film so good is that it depicts the effects of the illness not only on the mother ,... |
420,874 | 2,542,703 | 49,509 | 10 | It Rained Full of Tears | Van Johnson and Jane Wyman starred in this 1956 film , " Miracle in the Rain . " Wyman stars as a typical plain Jane . She has a job and a wonderful friend , played with sympathy and understanding by the usually capable Eileen Heckart . In a chance meeting , Wyman meets soldier Van Johnson . The two are a match made in... |
421,403 | 2,542,703 | 25,586 | 10 | Of Human Bondage-Bette Davis At Her Best | Outstanding Bette Davis film of 1934 . Davis gives one of the best performances imaginable , as Mildred the cockney ed , cocktail waitress , bored and frustrated with life , who unleashes utter havoc to Leslie Howard , who befriends her , in a memorable tirade . Davis sure proved that she was entitled to outstanding ro... |
421,135 | 2,542,703 | 99,938 | 10 | Kindergarten Cop Goes to the Top of the Class | One of Arnold's best film roles ever . After seeing this , you might say to yourself that he could have stuck in out in films before becoming the governor of California . In this very funny film Arnold is forced to go under cover as a kindergarten teacher . He is actually looking for a drug dealer and believes that one... |
420,502 | 2,542,703 | 461,770 | 10 | Enchanted is Everything and More | This is a heartwarming tale . It's Cinderella revisited or better yet , Cinderella comes to modern day New York . Of course , we have a wonderfully wicked stepmother ( Susan Sarandon ) who can't take that her step son will marry a girl prettier than her . Enraged when he finds the love of his dreams , she dresses up as... |
420,541 | 2,542,703 | 51,201 | 10 | Be Witness to this Fine Prosecution | A gem of a 1957 film . How Tyrone Power wasn't nominated for best actor here was a major surprise . Charles Laughton was and deservedly so as the terrific defense attorney who brought comic relief into the film by fooling Elsa Lanchester , who received a supporting actress bid . Remember how he would smuggle liquor int... |
421,207 | 2,542,703 | 38,213 | 10 | A Good Decision to Watch this Valley | Greer Garson , with a terrific Irish brogue , earned still another Oscar nomination . With the exception of 1940 , Miss Garson was nominated for best actress from 1939-1945 , a Hollywood record . The film depicts the old problem of wealth vs . poverty . A pretty and pert Greer goes to work for the family of Gregory Pec... |
421,376 | 2,542,703 | 1,242,861 | 10 | Accidental Friendship - By No Accident is Great | Absolutely wonderful film with a standout performance by Chandra Wilson , as a homeless woman loving dogs . She is befriended a female police officer and the two develop a marvelous relationship . What makes the film so good is that despite all the adversity that has occurred in her life , the Wilson character , Yvonne... |
420,938 | 2,542,703 | 90,522 | 10 | SINS - This Sins is Good for the Soul | Fabulous made for television movie of 1986 with Joan Collins starring as a woman who survived the Nazi horror in France only to come face to face with more brutality in the United States years later . With a terrific supporting cast , the story traces Ms . Collins from a young girl who loses a younger sister and her pa... |
421,221 | 2,542,703 | 57,997 | 10 | Dead Ringer-Classic Bette At Her Best | Bette Davis is just fabulous here as the embittered sister who kills her recently widowed twin sister and assumes her identity . What makes this film so good is what Bette has to go through to keep this charade going . From the handwriting , to recognizing friends and rooms in the mansion , Bette has a field day . The ... |
421,575 | 2,542,703 | 84,805 | 10 | Tootsie Rolls ! | Uproarious film with Dustin Hoffman , desperate for a job , who lands a part of a female in a soap opera that his girl-friend , Sandy , Teri Garr , was supposed to audition for . The laughs come a mile a minute . With the excellent director Sydney Pollack , who goes in front of the camera as Hoffman's agent , and a phe... |
421,037 | 2,542,703 | 86,765 | 10 | Where Jessica Visits , Murder Always Follows | Outstanding television series where retired English teacher , Jessica Fletcher , a mystery writer tries successfully to solve a murder each week . No matter where Angela Lansbury goes , there is always a murder . She is almost like Columbo in her pursuit for the culprit . The show was a field day for Angela Lansbury to... |
420,803 | 2,542,703 | 88,727 | 10 | Anne of Green Gables-Precocious , Obnoxious & Wonderful | Megan Follows gives a superb performance in the title role . She is ably supported by Colleen Dewhurst , who once again proves what an under-rated actress she was . Miss Follows is simply perfect as the orphaned Anne , a free spirit with tremendous intelligence and understanding of life , way beyond her age . Of course... |
420,978 | 2,542,703 | 49,170 | 10 | Heartbreakingly Wonderful " Eddy Duchin Story Shines " | Eddy Duchin's music was so beautiful . He had a magic touch at the piano . Unfortunately , his real life was so tragic . Tyrone Power shines as Duchin . From his beginnings to success , Power evoked the right temperament in portraying this musician brilliantly . Kim Novak , just off an awful performance in the acclaime... |
421,600 | 2,542,703 | 51,383 | 10 | Nothing Like Roz as " Auntie Mame " Sizzles | Rosalind Russell received a well deserved Oscar nomination for " Auntie Mame " in 1958 . True to form , she lost the coveted award . Miss Russell did so much better with the New York Film Critics . She won the latter award several times but yet never garnered an Oscar . Needless to say , Russell is Mame in every sense ... |
421,365 | 2,542,703 | 385,073 | 10 | Superb Explanation of The Wind | Outstanding documentary dealing with the trials and tribulations of making this 1939 monumental pictures . There were plenty of problems in production , casting , etc . Who knew that Paulette Goddard came so close to playing Scarlett O'Hara or that Jeffrey Lynn was so inadequate in the role of Ashley Wilkes ? Made at t... |
420,406 | 2,542,703 | 57,950 | 10 | Cindy Gets Her Man in Wonderful Production | This excellent version of Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella is a class act . This is a far better version than the 1957 original television production which was awful . Lesley Ann Warren and Stuart Damon are just wonderful and elegant as Cinderella and her prince respectively . Their voices ring true to happiness . J... |
420,412 | 2,542,703 | 423,510 | 10 | Warm Remembrances for this Eternal Spring | Outstanding biography of the years detailing Franklin D . Roosevelt fight to regain the use of his limbs following an attack of polio . Branagh is perfect for the part that he has a down to a tee including that famous cigarette holder in FDR's mouth . He is well supported by TV star , Cynthia Nixon , who has the voice ... |
420,802 | 2,542,703 | 31,385 | 10 | Goodbye , Mr . Chips-R . Donat Was Certainly Teacher of the Year | Outstanding film with Robert Donat in an Oscar winning performance as a beloved schoolteacher in England . Donat's Oscar win must have certainly been astonishing in a year where he vied for the award with Clark Gable , " Gone With the Wind , " Laurence Olivier , " Wuthering Heights , " Mickey Rooney , " Babes in Arms ,... |
420,931 | 2,542,703 | 51,411 | 10 | It's A Big Wonderful Country | The Big Country is a rousing great western with a fabulous all-star cast . As always , Gregory Peck shines in still another film attesting to his social conscientiousness depicted on the screen during his long career . Carol Baker brings her usual sexy ways as the woman who meets Peck in the east and has him come hom... |
421,567 | 2,542,703 | 443,489 | 10 | Dreamgirls in A Dream of A Film | From the beginning ensemble , you know you're in for a tremendous treat in this whirlwind ensemble loosely based on Diana Ross and the Supremes . The film deals with the rise of the girl singing group with the problems that success shall inevitably create . It is done along the backdrop of the history of the civil righ... |
420,499 | 2,542,703 | 101,921 | 10 | Fried Green Tomatoes in Forever Tasty | Wonderful motion picture with a stellar cast . Kathy Bates , as Mrs . Couch , along with her husband , go to a nursing home repeatedly to visit his cantankerous aunt . While they get thrown out of her room repeatedly , Bates soon strikes up a friendship with one of the residents who tells her an unbelievable story of l... |
420,439 | 2,542,703 | 395,565 | 10 | Gracie's Choice Should Be Your Choice Too | Outstanding film dealing with a 16 year old who tries to bring stability to a totally dysfunctional family . There is a truly outstanding performance by Anne Heche as the dysfunctional mother who neglects her children to lead a most disgusting life in pursuit of a good time . Heche is ably supported by Diane Ladd , a r... |
420,647 | 2,542,703 | 31,381 | 10 | A Wind for All times . | The memorable " Gone With the Wind " captures the south at its time of degradation . Margaret Mitchell's outstanding novel was made into a memorable Oscar winning film in 1939 . Here we have the lovely Katie Scarlett O'Hara who will not allow the catastrophic civil war to wreck her life . We see her go through 3 husban... |
421,487 | 2,542,703 | 57,917 | 10 | Carpetbaggers Can Roll In Anytime | Highest rating for this Harold Robbins epic film loosely based on the life of Howard Hughes . You can't keep up with Jonas Cord , played brilliantly by George Peppard . He is a 1920s jet-setting , ambitious and impossible person reaching for the top in memorable time with a variety of businesses and broads to keep him ... |
421,082 | 2,542,703 | 257,266 | 10 | When Andrew Came Home-Well Worth Waiting For | Marvelous true-story about a child taken by his father to get revenge on his ex-wife . It's the story of an adorable child who is brought back 5 years later as not only older but severely socially and mentally maladjusted from this horrible experience . The film deals with the attempts by his mother and stepfather to b... |
420,607 | 2,542,703 | 53,604 | 10 | An Apartment for All Seasons | for this hilarious comedy of a want-to-be executive who loans out his apartment to his bosses for their respective affairs . Jack Lemmon , as the good natured soul , turns in a fabulous performance as kindly guy who winds up with near pneumonia , an angry brother-in-law , and a girl , Fran Kubrick , played by the great... |
421,613 | 2,542,703 | 29,222 | 10 | Maytime is A Wonderful Time | This was by far Jeanette MacDonald's best film when teamed up with Nelson Eddy . An elderly woman , counseling young lovers , thinks back to her tragic love affair during the Napoleonic era . Both Nelson and Eddy are at their usual singing best and for a change , Eddy acts the part . He has often been criticized for po... |
409,071 | 2,567,136 | 315,110 | 1 | Watching Paint Dry . . . | . . . is riveting compared to this crud . I used to think Godard had it all wrapped up pseud-wise but this guy can give him cards and spades . In this so-called movie we follow a nebbish , a guy who has neither looks , charm or charisma and resembles nothing so much as a young Timothy Carey who has somehow lucked into ... |
408,991 | 2,567,136 | 42,911 | 1 | Dire Streets | There's only one comment on this title and it is by someone who , like my , loves French films , is contemptuous of the new wavelet and admires some of the same directors - Duvivier , Carne , Cayette , Tourneur etc . On the other hand we do on occasion see things differently usually when one of us is with disappointed ... |
408,971 | 2,567,136 | 77,234 | 1 | The Big Disaster | I watched this piece of crap last night - it was given away with a newspaper a couple of days ago - and turned to this page expecting to find , if anything , widespread disdain but incredibly some viewers actually found SOMETHING to praise . Okay , you can see the thinking behind it , Mitchum had enjoyed some success p... |
409,150 | 2,567,136 | 110,538 | 1 | Nixed Mutts | God knows enough people warned me and even if they hadn't it's now become a given that any time Hollywood remakes a great French movie the result goes right down the toilet . BUT , they were practically giving the video away at a remainder store and something inside me said NOTHING can be that bad , not when you've got... |
409,202 | 2,567,136 | 439,848 | 2 | Those Stumbling Words . . . | . . . that sent me to the sick bag . The one burning question I would put to Julia Taylor-Stanley is how the hell do you get FINANCE for something this bad because if I couldn't produce at least half a dozen better scripts between now and , say , June I'll turn in my Writers ticket . For some reason either Taylor-Stanl... |
409,534 | 2,567,136 | 790,741 | 2 | More Like A Sieve | Whoever saddled this piece of drek with a title like Riddle deserves some kind of Award ; there are dozens of riddles here like who conceived such a dire project , who funded it , who cast it , who persuaded Vanessa Redgrave to share even ONE scene with Vinnie Jones and so on . The most sane voice connected to the whol... |
409,778 | 2,567,136 | 287,963 | 2 | This Is One Secret You Can Keep | Now we know why Godard and Truffaut made such crud movies . They began as critics on Cahiers du Cinema and that magazine rated THIS piece of cheese one of the Best 10 films of 2002 . It is to laugh . Let me pitch a story to you . Two young girls in Paris , passable looking but nothing to write home about . One strips a... |
409,777 | 2,567,136 | 338,975 | 2 | Errancid | Benoit Magimal has a problem . He's a loser . He turns up at the hospital drunk on the night his son is born and his wife almost dies and that's just for starters . His wife , Laetitia Casta , has a problem of her own ; she is unable to leave him despite living a miserable life on or near the poverty line and reeling f... |
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