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Stone Pillow (1985)
Lucille Ball's final film role is quite a gem in "Stone Pillow," in which she plays a homeless woman living on the streets of New York City. Director George Schaefer and teleplay writer Rose Leiman Goldemberg put together this insightful made-for-television movie which gives Ball a chance [..]
Out of Africa (1985)
The Best Picture of 1985 is....."Out of Africa." This epic romantic drama tells the story of Karen Blixen, a wealthy Danish woman who moves to Kenya in 1913 with her husband, dramatically depicting the ups and downs of her life. Producer-director Sydney Pollack ("Tootsie" 1982) filled the motion [..]
Stand by Me (1986)
Director Rob Reiner ("The Sure Thing" 1985) created the classic coming-of-age movie "Stand by Me," the story of four boys who go on a hike in the woods to find the dead body of a missing boy, about their same age. The story (based on [..]
Top Gun (1986)
"Top Gun" is an action-adventure film telling the story of two young Naval officers going into training at the U. S. Navy's Fighter Weapons School in San Diego, with the plot chockfull of personality conflicts, action in the air, drama on the ground, and romance abounding everywhere. [..]
Stagecoach (1986)
A 1986 made-for-television movie called "Stagecoach" is a decent remake of the 1939 western action film classic. Director Ted Post ("Magnum Force" 1973) and teleplay author James Lee Barrett did an outstanding job of updating the old story of passengers aboard a stagecoach who come under attack [..]
Nothing in Common (1986)
Jackie Gleason and Tom Hanks have outstanding chemistry as father and son in the comedy-drama "Nothing in Common." Director Garry Marshall ("Young Doctors in Love" 1982) got the most out of his actors in this story of a young man dealing with the separation of his elderly [..]
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
"What we have here is a failure to communicate." This is a famous line from "Cool Hand Luke," a signature role of Paul Newman, where he plays a convict in a Florida prison camp in the 1950's who refuses to submit to the system. A big [..]
The Cobbler (2014)
"The Cobbler" is a fantasy comedy-drama about a shoe repairman who is able to assume the form of anyone when he puts on their shoes, if it repaired by a stitching machine left to him by his grandfather. Director Tom McCarthy ("Win Win" 2011), [..]
The Company You Keep (2012)
"The Company You Keep" is a story where Robert Redford plays a man who has been hiding from the FBI for over thirty years, due to his activities as a Weather Underground operative and anti-Vietnam War militant in the 1960's and 1970's. He goes on the run [..]
Coco Chanel (2008)
"Coco Chanel" is a biopic about the life of the famous French fashion designer. Director Christian Duguay went though her life history with heavy emphasis on flashbacks. Shirley MacLaine played the older Chanel, while Italian actress Barbora Bobulova portrayed the younger Coco, taking up the bulk [..]